Atlas of Battles

country, 48 engagements

Battles in Soviet Union

48 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Soviet Union: 36 battles, 2 sieges, 2 naval actions and 8 campaigns between 1919 and 1987. The wars with most engagements here: World War II (32), Soviet–Japanese border conflicts (2), Winter War (2), Russian Civil War (1).

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Battle for the DonbassKanchazu Island incidentBattle of RozvegovBattle of KeljaArmed incident at Herța on June 29, 1940Armed incident at Vicovu de Sus from July 1-3, 1940Border military incident in Maramureș on July 3, 1940Oranienbaum BridgeheadTikhvin offensiveOperation VogelsangLake Ilmen actionOperation BambergOperation FischreiherAttack of the U-209 on the convoy near Matveyev IslandBombing of Stalingrad in World War IIDefense of the Adzhimushkay quarryOperation Winter MagicOperation ConcertNorth-Caucasian offensive operationOstrogozhsk–Rossosh OffensiveBattle of Krasny BorBattle of SokolovoOperation HermannMelitopol OffensiveKerch–Eltigen OperationNikopol–Krivoi Rog OffensiveBattle of BeshuiBattle of TernopilLanding of Turkestan legionnaires near GuryevMinsk OffensiveRezekne-Daugavpils offensiveBattle of NietjärviBattle of the PaliKhingan-Mukden Offensive OperationMusson sinkingGomel-Rechitsa OffensiveBattle of Liepajabattles at the Karelian Isthmus during the Winter WarSterzhnevsky lodgementOperation DesertBattle of Lake KhasanBattle of MoscowBattle of SmolenskSiege of LeningradCrimean CampaignBattle of KurskCrimean OffensivePetsamo–Kirkenes OffensiveBattle of Lake KhasanBattle of MoscowSiege of LeningradCrimean CampaignBattle of KurskCrimean OffensivePetsamo–Kirkenes OffensiveŌsakaSeoulTehranBaghdadChengduÜrümqiKabulAthensKyivVienna2000 km55.932N, 77.039E
48 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1910s: 1 engagements1930s: 4 engagements1940s: 37 engagements37 in 1940s1980s: 1 engagements1910s1980s
43 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 8 with pages

Contested ground 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1919Battle for the DonbassYekaterinoslav GovernorateRussian Civil War
1937Kanchazu Island incidentAmur RiverSoviet–Japanese border conflicts
1938Battle of Lake KhasanZaozyornayaSoviet–Japanese border conflicts
1939Battle of RozvegovQ13664704
25 December 1939Battle of KeljaGromovoWinter War
1940Armed incident at Herța on June 29, 1940Hertsa
1940Armed incident at Vicovu de Sus from July 1-3, 1940Vicovu de Sus
1940Border military incident in Maramureș on July 3, 1940Maramureș County
the 1941sBattle of MoscowMoscow OblastWorld War II
1941Battle of SmolenskSmolenskWorld War II
8 September 1941Siege of LeningradSaint PetersburgWorld War II
1941Crimean CampaignCrimeaWorld War II
2 November 1941Oranienbaum BridgeheadLomonosovHistoric Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
10 November 1941Tikhvin offensiveTikhvinWorld War II
1942Operation VogelsangBryansk OblastWorld War II
1942Lake Ilmen actionIlmenWorld War II
1942Operation BambergAkciabrski DistrictWorld War II
1942Operation FischreiherRussian Soviet Federative Socialist RepublicPacific War
17 August 1942Attack of the U-209 on the convoy near Matveyev IslandWorld War II
1942Bombing of Stalingrad in World War IIVolgogradWorld War II
30 October 1942Defense of the Adzhimushkay quarryKerchWorld War II
1943Battle of KurskKurskWorld War II
1943Operation Winter MagicPolack DistrictWorld War II
1943Operation ConcertBelarusWorld War II
1943North-Caucasian offensive operationKubanWorld War II
1943Ostrogozhsk–Rossosh OffensiveOstrogozhskWorld War II
10 February 1943Battle of Krasny BorKrasny BorWorld War II
1943Battle of SokolovoSokoloveWorld War II
1943Operation HermannValožyn DistrictWorld War II
1943Melitopol OffensiveUkrainian Soviet Socialist RepublicWorld War II
1943Kerch–Eltigen OperationKerch PeninsulaWorld War II
30 January 1944Nikopol–Krivoi Rog OffensiveNikopolWorld War II
1944Battle of BeshuiCrimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
1944Battle of TernopilTernopilWorld War II
1944Crimean OffensiveCrimeaWorld War II
1944Landing of Turkestan legionnaires near GuryevAtyrauWorld War II
1944Minsk OffensiveByelorussian Soviet Socialist RepublicWorld War II
1944Rezekne-Daugavpils offensiveLatviaWorld War II
15 July 1944Battle of NietjärviKarelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist RepublicContinuation War
1944Petsamo–Kirkenes OffensiveArcticWorld War II
1945Battle of the PaliBukta ForestGuerilla war in the Baltic states
1945Khingan-Mukden Offensive OperationGreater KhinganSoviet–Japanese War
1987Musson sinkingSea of Japan
date unknownGomel-Rechitsa OffensiveByelorussian Soviet Socialist RepublicWorld War II
date unknownBattle of LiepajaLatvian Soviet Socialist RepublicWorld War II
date unknownbattles at the Karelian Isthmus during the Winter WarKarelian IsthmusWinter War
date unknownSterzhnevsky lodgementPskov OblastWorld War II
date unknownOperation DesertByelorussian Soviet Socialist RepublicWorld War II

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.