Chronology of World War II

Thursday, February 29th


Finns Capture Lemetti 'Motti'


Finns Capture Lemetti 'Motti'
In Ladoga Karelia, the eastern Lemetti 'motti', also known as the 'general motti', is captured by 4 o'clock in the morning, giving IV Army Corps its greatest ever haul of captured enemy materiel: 71 tanks, 268 lorries and several lorryloads of guns and shells. (Photo: SA-KUVA)