Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Valerian Frolov

Soviet general (1895–1961)

Valerian Frolov is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1939 and 1941: 1 battle and 3 campaigns across 2 present-day countries, most in Russia (3), Finland (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 723 km apart end to end, 241 km between engagements on average. Most belong to World War II (3), Winter War (1).

Battle of PetsamoOperation Silver FoxOperation Arctic FoxOperation Platinum FoxBattle of PetsamoOperation Silver FoxOperation Arctic FoxOperation Platinum FoxKandalakshaKemijärviUmbaKirkenesKovdaMonchegorskKirovskNikelApatitySeveromorsk100 km68.182N, 30.877E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1939: 1 engagements1941: 3 engagements3 in 194119391941
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Petsamo, 1939Operation Silver Fox, 1941Operation Arctic Fox, 1941Operation Platinum Fox, 194119391941
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1939Battle of PetsamoPechenga, RussiaSoviet victory
1941Operation Silver FoxSápmi, Russia105 km EAllied victory
1941Operation Arctic FoxSalla, Finland301 km SWStalemate
1941Operation Platinum FoxPechengsky District, Russia318 km NSoviet victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.