ORDER OF THE HANKO GROUP, 9/R, PART III

(History of the Hanko Group, T-22005, Military Archives of Finland) 

(ORGANIZING RECONNAISSANCE AND OBSERVATION FOR THE ENCIRCLEMENT OF HANKO, WHICH IS BECOMING EMPTY) 

3rd of December 1941

5. Section Kulo will reconnaissance and advance with one company to the island group of Prästö- (East) - Bengtsår - Gräön - Kadermo - Byö, with the final objective being the southern shore of Byö. Additionally observation, which is needed, should be arranged.

6. Section N (Os.N) will send two reconnaissance sections, each containing an engineer platoon and one company. Second section (From the 55th Coastal Battalion, RP 55) will advance in the direction of road Borgars - Koverhar - Krogens - Sandö. The other section (From the 2nd Battalion of the 55th Infantry Regiment, II/JR55) will advance in the direction of road Lappohja village - Högsand sanatorium - Syndalen - Lindgrens. Their objective is the isthmus in the area of Krogens - Sandträsk - Tvärminneträsk - Gräsgrund. The commander of artillery is responsible of assigning fire controllers to the companies.

7. Engineers will stay in Hilo, Brolo, Kulo and Snalo. One squad will remain in each of the sections and additionally two platoons will remain with Section N (Os.N). All other engineers must be regrouped by the engineer commander of Hanko Group to Halo section, where they will be instructed by the engineer commander, who has received his orders from the commander of Hanko Group.

Commander of Hanko Group: Colonel Eino R. Koskimies.

Chief of Staff: Major J. Kiveliö.

- Bötesberget is not an fortification, but a place name. This mountain isn't visible in the fortification map, but is located about one and a half kilometers east from the place where the structure 655 was planned to be constructed. Bötesberget is an lookout spot. The view from the tower is absolutely amazing. You can easily observe Hanko Cape from the tower with the naked eye. 

- During the past centuries, Bötesberget has been an important observation place.

- There was a tall observation tower here during the existence of the Soviet rental area of Hanko.

- The frontline has been located very close. Additionally the Russian operations in the Täktom airfield have been easily observed from here.