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The Battle of Hanko (also known as the Hanko front or the siege of Hanko) was a lengthy series of small battles fought on Hanko Peninsula during the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union in the second half of 1941. As both sides were eager to avoid a major, costly ground battle, fighting took the form of trench warfare, with ...
This line was not fully completed at the beginning of the Continuation War and remained unused at the Battle of Hanko. But the existence of this defense line made it possible to transfer troops from the Hanko area to the east in July–August 1941. Major Komola was responsible for the construction of this line.
Hanko Naval Base was a short-lived Soviet naval base on the southern coast of Finland, operational for less than two years in the early 1940s. The base was located in the town of Hanko on the Hanko Peninsula , which is located 100 kilometers (62 mi) from Helsinki , the Finnish capital.
Location of the Hanko Peninsula. The Hanko Peninsula (Finnish: Hankoniemi; Swedish: Hangö udd) is the southernmost point of mainland Finland. The soil is a sandy moraine, the last tip of the Salpausselkä ridge, and vegetation consists mainly of pine and low shrubs. The peninsula is known for its beautiful archipelago and long sandy beaches.
The Johns Hopkins–Loyola lacrosse rivalry is an intercollegiate lacrosse rivalry between Baltimore City's Johns Hopkins Blue Jays and Loyola Greyhounds. The teams first met in 1939, when Hopkins prevailed with a score of 20–1.
As a result of the Moscow Peace Treaty, Finland lost the city and port of Hanko to the Soviet Union. The port was used as a base by the Soviet Baltic Fleet from which they could dominate the Gulf of Finland. When the Continuation War broke out in 1941, Finnish forces besieged Hanko.
The Battle of Gangut (Russian: Гангутское сражение; Finnish: Riilahden taistelu; Finland Swedish: Slaget vid Rilax; Swedish: Sjöslaget vid Hangö udd) took place on 27 July Jul. / 7 August 1714 Greg. during the Great Northern War (1700–1721), in the waters of Riilahti Bay, north of the Hanko Peninsula, near the site of the modern-day city of Hanko, Finland, between the ...
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 4th ed., 2006. ISBN 0-8018-8468-3. Pencak, William A. Encyclopedia of the Veteran in America: Volume 1. Greenwood, 2009. ISBN 0-313-34009-9 – Features the memorial and others dedicated to the American veteran.