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  2. Battle of Hanko (1941) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Swedish Volunteer Battalion - Wikipedia

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    A plaque at the Hanko town hall commemorating the Swedish Volunteer Battalion. The Swedish Volunteer Battalion (Swedish: Svenska frivilligbataljonen, SFB) or the Hanko Battalion was a Swedish military unit consisting of 1,000 volunteers, including 800 Swedes, which participated in the siege of the Soviet naval fleet in the Battle of Hanko during the Continuation War of Finland.

  4. Harparskog Line - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Swedish Volunteer Company - Wikipedia

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    In January 1942, the company succeeded the Swedish Volunteer Battalion that had been disestablished after the Battle of Hanko in December 1941. The Swedish Volunteer Company fought on the River Svir Front in Finnish-occupied East Karelia from 1942 to 1944, and in the largest battle in Nordic history, the Battle of Tali–Ihantala on the ...

  6. Hanko Naval Base - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Hanko Peninsula - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Bethenny Frankel Calls Ryan Reynolds’ ‘SNL 50’ Joke ...

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    Noam Galai/Getty Images; Arturo Holmes/Getty Images Bethenny Frankel is fully on board with the joke Ryan Reynolds made during SNL 50: The Anniversary Special, which referred to Blake Lively’s ...

  9. Carl-Olof Wrang - Wikipedia

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    Wrang subsequently joined the Swedish Volunteer Battalion on the Hanko Front [2] during the Continuation War and saw action in the Battle of Hanko in 1941. [1] One who opposed his discharge was SS recruitment manager Gottlob Berger, who felt the decision should be challenged as Wrang could be useful for "future work" in Sweden centering on ...