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Battle of Vuosalmi

Battle of Vuosalmi was a battle fought in 1944 at Karelian Isthmus, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Continuation War, which ran from 1941 to 1944. The recorded result: Finnish victory.

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Light machine gun in positions in Vuosalmi, Karelian Isthmus July 1944
Light machine gun in positions in Vuosalmi, Karelian Isthmus July 1944. SA-kuva - Finnish Armed Forces, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1944
WhereKarelian Isthmus, Russia60.718N, 29.575E
OutcomeFinnish victory
BelligerentsFinlandagainstSoviet Union
Part ofContinuation WarVyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive

Where it sits in the Continuation War

bombing of Helsinki in Continuation War, 1941Battle of Hanko, 1941Battle of Morgonlandet, 1941Battle of Bengtskär, 1941Raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo, 1941Battle of Porlampi, 1941Battle of Suursaari, 1942Battles of Kiestinki, 1942Battle of Someri, 1942Battle of Vuosalmi, 1944Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, 1944Battle of Kuuterselkä, 1944Elisenvaara aerial bombardment, 1944Battle of Tienhaara, 1944Battle of Tali-Ihantala, 1944Battle of Vyborg Bay, 1944Battle of Nietjärvi, 1944Battle of Ilomantsi, 1944Battle of Öykkösenvaara, 194419411944Battle of Vuosalmi, 1944
19 placed engagements of the Continuation War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1944 (year precision)
to 15 July 1944
PlaceKarelian Isthmus, Russia
60.718N, 29.575E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Territorial changeSoviets seize a minor bridgehead on the left bank of the River Vuoksi
Strength30,000 men; 25 assault guns; 250 field artillery pieces (21 battalions)75,000–80,000 men; 80–90 tanks or assault guns; 450 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses795 killed; 4,976 wounded; 354 missing; 2 assault guns3,050 killed; 11,750 wounded; 250 missing; 22,700 (whole 23rd Army); 60 tanks
Commanders
  • Vasily Shvetsov
Battle of VuosalmiBattle of VuosalmiBattle of KämäräBattle of KeljaBattle of Tali-IhantalaBattle of TaipaleBattle of SummaBattle of KeljaBattle of Tali-IhantalaBattle of TaipaleBattle of SummaSt. PetersburgGatchinaLappeenrantaVolkhovKolpinoSavonlinnaMikkeliKouvola100 km60.718N, 29.575E
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Battle of Vuosalmi is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2663546, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vuosalmi, revision 1382479075, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.