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Petsamo–Kirkenes offensive

The Petsamo–Kirkenes offensive was a major military offensive during World War II, mounted by the Red Army against the Wehrmacht in 1944 in the Petsamo region, ceded to the Soviet Union by Finland in accordance with the Moscow Armistice, and Norway. The offensive defeated the Wehrmacht's forces in the Arctic, driving them back into Norway, and was called the "Tenth Shock" by Stalin.

Petsamo–Kirkenes offensive
Petsamo–Kirkenes offensive · Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
When
7 Oct 1944 – 31 Oct 1944
Where
Arctic
Era
Modern

Topics

Norway848 CE – todayFinland1510 – todaySoviet Union1848 – 1991

Before and after

Operation U-Go1944Port Chicago disaster1944Show on timeline

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