Battle of Suursaari
Battle between Finland and the Soviet Union in 1942 during the Continuation War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Battle of Suursaari?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
See also: Baltic Sea campaigns (1939–1945)
The Battle of Suursaari was fought over the frozen Gulf of Finland on and around the islands of Gogland (Finnish: Suursaari) and Bolshoy Tyuters (Finnish: Suur-Tytärsaari) during the Second World War. After sharp fighting the numerically superior Finnish forces seized the Gogland and Bolshoy Tyuters, and later provided support for Nazi German forces defending Bolshoy Tyuters against Soviet counterattacks.
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
Battle of Suursaari | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the Continuation War | |||||||
Location of Gogland | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Finland | Soviet Union | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Aaro Pajari | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3,500 67 aircraft[1] | 518 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
63 killed or missing 109 wounded |
300 killed 36 captured (on the island) |
Close