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Battle of Vyborg Bay

Battle of Vyborg Bay was a battle fought on 1 July 1944 at Vyborg Bay, in what is now Russia; it lasted 9 days. It was part of the Continuation War, which ran from 1941 to 1944. The recorded result: Finnish defensive victory.

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Fought1 July 1944lasted 9 days
WhereVyborg Bay, Russia60.583N, 28.500E
OutcomeFinnish defensive victory
BelligerentsSoviet UnionagainstNazi Germany
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 Vyborg Bay, 1944
19 placed engagements of the Continuation War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 July 1944
to 10 July 1944
PlaceVyborg Bay, Russia
60.583N, 28.500E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Territorial changeSoviets capture the main Vyborg Bay islands
Commanders
  • Pekka Enkainen
  • Hero Breusing
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1790 and 1944.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1944

Battle of Vyborg Bay 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 Q2081621, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vyborg Bay (1944), revision 1370592777, 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.