What the records say
- When
- 1941
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 60.71° N, 28.75° E
- Description
- battle during the Continuation War
- Date from
- year in its name
Placed at the town its title names, Vyborg.
Battle of Vyborg (1941)
Battle during the Continuation War
The Battle of Vyborg was a significant battle during the Finnish invasion of the Karelian Isthmus, part of the Continuation War. The battle took place from August 21 to September 1 where Finland aimed to recapture the city of Vyborg from Soviet control. The battle ended in the Finnish recapture of Vyborg and surrounding areas.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “сражение за Выборг”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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