Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive

When

7 Oct 1944 – 31 Oct 1944

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

69.43° N, 31.23° E

Description

military offensive during World War II, mounted by the Red Army against the Wehrmacht in 1944 in the Petsamo region

Soviet campaign on the Eastern Front during World War II

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.

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• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “offensive de l’Armée rouge contre la Wehrmacht dans le nord de la Finlande et en Norvège”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page