9 3 6 ▁R K K A ▁possessed ▁ 9 2 0 ▁M 1 9 0 9 ▁how itz ers ; ▁until ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁German - S ov iet ▁War ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁replaced . ▁The ▁modern ized ▁gun ▁saw ▁combat ▁in ▁the ▁Winter ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁German - S ov iet ▁War . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁R K K A ▁possessed ▁about ▁ 8 0 0 ▁pieces . ▁Due ▁to ▁combat ▁losses , ▁by ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁only ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁pieces ▁remained ▁in ▁service . ▁ ▁Other ▁operators ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁M 1 9 0 9 / 3 7 s ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁We hr macht ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 - 4 2 ▁and ▁were ▁adopted ▁as ▁ 1 2 , 2   cm ▁le . F . H . 3 8 6 ( r ). ▁ ▁Finn ish ▁Army ▁captured ▁a ▁few ▁in ▁the ▁Winter ▁War ▁and ▁further ▁ 2 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Cont inu ation ▁War . ▁In ▁Finn ish ▁service ▁the ▁gun ▁was ▁designated ▁ 1 2 2 ▁H / 0 9 - 3 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁how itz ers ▁were ▁used ▁against ▁their ▁former ▁own ers ; ▁a ▁few ▁were ▁lost ▁in ▁combat . ▁ ▁Fin ns ▁also ▁modern ized ▁in ▁a ▁similar ▁way ▁M 1 9 0 9 ▁how itz ers ▁they ▁possessed ▁since ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁gun ▁designated ▁ 1 2 2 ▁H