Soviet Baltic Sea submarine campaign in 1942
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The Soviet Navy launched the Soviet submarine Baltic Sea campaign in 1942 to harass the strategic iron-ore traffic from neutral Sweden to Nazi Germany during World War II. The Soviet Union and the German Reich fought each other on the Eastern Front (1941-1945) during the war. The Allies also launched other operations - especially involving the Royal Navy - against the traffic.
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Soviet submarine Baltic Sea campaign in 1942 | |||||||
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Part of the Baltic Sea campaign of the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Nazi Germany Finland Sweden (neutral) | Soviet Union | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
3 Finnish submarines Anti-submarine forces | 30 submarines | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
18 merchants sunk 4-6 merchants sunk by mines |
12 submarines sunk 6 submarines damaged |
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