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In the battle of Vyborg Bay, the 224th Rifle Division lost 2,623 men, more than half its troops, between 30 June and 9 July, including 1,280 killed, 1,167 wounded and 176 missing. The losses of the 124th Rifle Division in the battle were roughly 500 men.
Battle of Vyborg Bay can refer to three battles: Battle of Vyborg Bay (1790), between Russia and Sweden during the Russo-Swedish War (1788–90) Battle of Vyborg (1918), when Vyborg was captured by the Whites from the Reds during the Finnish Civil War; Battle of Vyborg Bay (1940) Battle of Vyborg Bay (1944), between the Soviet Union and Finland ...
The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive or Karelian offensive [Notes 3] was a strategic operation by the Soviet Leningrad and Karelian Fronts against Finland on the Karelian Isthmus and East Karelia fronts of the Continuation War, on the Eastern Front of World War II.
Battle of Vyborg Bay (1944) Vyborg Governorate This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 21:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Starting from 22 June, the Soviet Leningrad Front planned for the 59th Army to enter Finland proper via an amphibious operation over the Vyborg Bay. [27] On the sector of the V Corps, combat relating to the operation began on the night of 30 June and 1 July with attempted Soviet landings on the islands of Suonionsaari and Maly Vysotsky Island ...
The Monrepos Park is considered a jewel of the bay and a major draw for tourists. Since the mid-19th century, the bay has been connected by the Saimaa Canal to the lake Saimaa in Finland. In 1790, the bay was the scene of one of the largest naval battles in history, the Battle of Vyborg Bay, with a total of 498 Russian and Swedish ships.
Battle of Vuosalmi; Battle of Vyborg Bay (1944) Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive This page was last edited on 7 May 2024, at 07:29 (UTC). Text is ...
Battle of Vyborg Bay (1790) On 21 June, Prince Nassau-Siegen attacked the Swedes at Björkö Sound with 89 ships. Then, at nightfall on 3 July (22 June OS), Gustav III of Sweden ordered the breakout to commence from Krysserort at 10:00 on the following day.