Operation Silver Fox

When

29 Jun 1941 – 17 Nov 1941

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

68.97° N, 33.08° E

Description

German–Finnish military operation during World War II, to cut off and capture the key Soviet port at Murmansk through attacks from Finnish and Norwegian terr…

1941 World War II military operation

Operation Silver Fox or the Murmansk operation from 29 June to 17 November 1941, was a joint German–Finnish military operation during the Continuation War on the Eastern Front of World War II against the Soviet Union. The objective of the offensive was to cut off and capture the key Soviet port of Murmansk through attacks from Finnish and Norwegian territory.

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