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Petsamo may refer to: Petsamo Province, a province of Finland from 1921 to 1922 Petsamo, Tampere, a district in Tampere, Finland Pechengsky District,
Petsamo
Soviet campaign on the Eastern Front during World War II
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
Petsamo–Kirkenes_offensive
Province of Finland from 1921 to 1922
Petsamo Province (Finnish: Petsamon lääni, Swedish: Petsamo län) was a Finnish panhandle. It was a separate province from 1921 to 1922, when it was merged
Petsamo_Province
Finnish attempts to annex Petsamo in 1918 and 1920
The Petsamo expeditions (Finnish: Petsamon retket, Swedish: Petsamoexpeditionerna) were two military expeditions in May 1918 and in April 1920 by Finnish
Petsamo_expeditions
District in Murmansk Oblast, Russia
Pechengsky District (Russian: Пе́ченгский райо́н; Finnish: Petsamo; Norwegian: Peisen; Northern Sami: Beahcán; Skolt Sami: Peäccam) is an administrative
Pechengsky_District
1939 Winter War battle in Finland
The Battle of Petsamo was fought between Finnish and Soviet troops in the area of Petsamo in the far north of Finland in 1939 and 1940. The Finnish troops
Battle_of_Petsamo
1944–1945 war between Finland and Germany
operations, minor air support and entering northeastern Lapland during the Petsamo–Kirkenes offensive. The military impact was relatively limited with each
Lapland_War
1941 World War II military operation
("Reindeer"), German forces advanced from Norway to secure the area around Petsamo and its nickel mines. Operation Platinum Fox (Platinfuchs; Platinakettu)
Operation_Silver_Fox
City district in Tampere, Finland
Petsamo is a district of Tampere, Finland. The district is named after Pechenga (Finnish: Petsamo), which Finland acquired in the Treaty of Tartu. At
Petsamo,_Tampere
Finnish war against the Soviet Union (1941–1944)
restored its borders per the 1940 Moscow Peace Treaty and additionally ceded Petsamo and leased the Porkkala Peninsula to the Soviets. Furthermore, Finland
Continuation_War
Urban-type settlement in Murmansk Oblast, Russia
(Russian: Пече́нга, Russian pronunciation: [pʲɪˈt͡ɕenɡə]; Finnish and Swedish: Petsamo; Norwegian: Petsjenga; Northern Sami: Beahcán; Skolt Sami: Peäccam) is
Pechenga (urban-type settlement), Murmansk Oblast
Pechenga_(urban-type_settlement),_Murmansk_Oblast
1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland
Arctic, Petsamo. The Finns lacked the manpower to defend it fully, as the main front was distant at the Karelian Isthmus. In the Battle of Petsamo, the Soviet
Winter_War
Finnish lieutenant general
Lieutenant general after the war. He is known for taking part in the Battle of Petsamo against the Red Army and Soviet forces. Pennanen was born in the town of
Antti Pennanen (lieutenant general)
Antti_Pennanen_(lieutenant_general)
Interwar conflicts in Finnish territory
armed conflicts mentioned below. Viena expedition (1918) Murmansk Legion Petsamo expeditions (1918 and 1920) Estonian War of Independence (1918–1920) Pohjan
Heimosodat
Country in Northern Europe
largely followed the historical border but gave Finland Pechenga (Finnish: Petsamo) and its Barents Sea port. Finnish democracy survived Soviet coup attempts
Finland
International border
same border today. In 1920 Petsamo was ceded to Finland and the border became part of the Finland–Norway border. Petsamo was ceded to the Soviet Union
Norway–Russia_border
Road in Finland
the Soviet Union. After the war, Finland ceded the area of the former Petsamo Province to the Soviet Union and thereby lost its connection to the Arctic
Arctic_Ocean_Highway
British WWII air raid in Norway and Finland
Operation EF (1941) (the Raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo) took place on 30 July 1941, during the Second World War. After Operation Barbarossa, the German
Operation_EF_(1941)
Bay of the Barents Sea, Russia
Pechenga Bay (Russian: Печенгская губа, Finnish: Petsamonvuono; also Petsamo Fjord and Pechenga Fjord) is a fjord-like bay of the Barents Sea on the Kola
Pechenga_Bay
Soviet military commander (1897–1968)
Leningrad. He commanded the Karelian Front from February 1944, notably the Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive of October 1944. From April 1945 he was assigned to
Kirill_Meretskov
Campaign during World War II in Scandinavia
Armistice between the Soviet Union and Finland on 4 September 1944, the Petsamo region, still largely occupied by the Germans, was ceded to the Soviet
Liberation_of_Finnmark
Soviet victory
commanded by Nikolaus von Falkenhorst, attacked from Norway to secure Petsamo at the Finnish-Soviet border as part of Operation Reindeer. They joined
Operation_Platinum_Fox
recognised a border agreement in which Finland obtained the northern port of Petsamo (Pechenga), an outlet to the Arctic Ocean, and a border roughly the same
Finland_in_World_War_II
Region of Finland
pre-war buildings surviving the destruction. After the Second World War, Petsamo municipality and part of Salla municipality were ceded to the Soviet Union
Lapland_(Finland)
WW2 battle in Finland
operation during World War II intended to secure the nickel mines around Petsamo in Finland, against a Soviet attack in the event of a renewed war between
Operation_Renntier
District in Murmansk Oblast, Russia
reservoir located there. The Jäniskoski-Niskakoski area was not a part of the Petsamo panhandle territory transferred from Finland to the USSR earlier in 1947
Jäniskoski-Niskakoski territory
Jäniskoski-Niskakoski_territory
Standard time (UTC+01:00)
Map of Petsamo area in northern Finland/Soviet Union/Russia. Finnish part of the Rybachi peninsula (Kalastajasaarento) which was ceded to the Soviet
Central_European_Time
Finnish major general and writer (1893–1984)
the expedition to White Karelia and served as commander of the second Petsamo Expedition in 1920. His ambitiously conceived operations ended in failure
Kurt_Martti_Wallenius
Peace treaty signed by Finland and the Soviet Union on 12 March 1940
according to the treaty: Petsamo. The treaty also stipulated that Finland would grant free passage for Soviet civilians through Petsamo to Norway. Finland also
Moscow_Peace_Treaty
Military unit
the Winter War, in which two of its divisions fought in the Battle of Petsamo. After Operation Barbarossa, the army fought against German and Finnish
14th_Army_(Soviet_Union)
German general and Knight's Cross recipient
during World War II who commanded the Mountain Corps Norway during the Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive. He was the younger brother of Alfred Jodl, Chief of
Ferdinand_Jodl
American naval vessel
directed that American Legion leave New York immediately and proceed to Petsamo in northern Finland. There, she was to embark the Crown Princess Märtha
SS_American_Legion
American actress and television personality (1922–2008)
Gloucester, Massachusetts. During her career, she claimed to have been born in Petsamo, Finland, claiming she was the niece of Finnish athlete Paavo Nurmi, who
Maila_Nurmi
World War II operations
Heavy water sabotage Claymore Kirkenes and Petsamo Gauntlet Fritham Gearbox Gearbox II Leader Zitronella Attacks on Tirpitz Petsamo–Kirkenes Finnmark
Norwegian heavy water sabotage
Norwegian_heavy_water_sabotage
Fox") (1941) — Joint German-Finnish attack towards Murmansk from Finnish Petsamo Polarfuchs ("Polar Fox") (1941) — Joint German-Finnish attack towards Kandalaksha
List of military operations in the Nordic countries during World War II
List_of_military_operations_in_the_Nordic_countries_during_World_War_II
1944 peace treaty between the USSR and Finland which ended the Continuation War
certain islands in the Gulf of Finland. The new armistice also handed all of Petsamo to the Soviet Union, and Finland was further compelled to lease Porkkala
Moscow_Armistice
1920 border treaty between Finland and Soviet Russia
Grand Duchy of Finland and Imperial Russia. Finland additionally received Petsamo, with its ice-free harbour on the Arctic Ocean - the district that Finland
Treaty of Tartu (Finland–Russia)
Treaty_of_Tartu_(Finland–Russia)
German operation in Finnish Lapland during World War II
was to provide protection to the then vital nickel mining operations at Petsamo (now Pechenga, Russia). Orders for the operation were prepared meticulously
Operation_Birke
Branch of the Finnish Defence Forces
area north of Lake Ladoga. The defence of the rest of the border up to Petsamo by the Arctic Ocean was given to the North Finland Group which consisted
Finnish_Army
their armed forces be given free passage through neutral Norway and Sweden instead of taking the difficult and Soviet-occupied passage from Petsamo.
Franco-British plans for intervention in the Winter War
Franco-British_plans_for_intervention_in_the_Winter_War
Red Army group on the Eastern Front of World War II
Finland which led to the Soviet-Finnish armistice. In October 1944 the Petsamo-Kirkenes Operation was conducted along the front, capturing some parts
Karelian_Front
Naval theatre of operations
region focused on fishing and the international ore-trade from Narvik and Petsamo. Soviet settlements along the coast and rivers of the Barents Sea and Kara
Arctic naval operations of World War II
Arctic_naval_operations_of_World_War_II
Military unit
harden the men of the unit. After seeing the fighting and burning town in Petsamo the soldiers and officers of the Alta Battalion began to view war as a
Alta_Battalion
Airstrip in Murmansk Oblast, Russia
former village of Ylä-Luostari, adjacent to the village developed around Petsamo (Pechenga) Monastery (the Finnish word luostari means 'monastery'). Yuri
Luostari_airfield
Mine in Finland
were part of Finland until the 1940s. Deposits of nickel occur in the Petsamo area near the Barents Sea. Until the Paris Peace Treaties, 1947, this was
Nickel_deposits_of_Finland
Heavy water sabotage Claymore Kirkenes and Petsamo Gauntlet Fritham Gearbox Gearbox II Leader Zitronella Attacks on Tirpitz Petsamo–Kirkenes Finnmark
Transit of German troops through Finland and Sweden
Transit_of_German_troops_through_Finland_and_Sweden
Airport in Rovaniemi, Finland
Kokkola, Oulu and Kemi to Rovaniemi, continuing north to Sodankylä and Petsamo. The airport pre-dated its German military use. It was built as part of
Rovaniemi_Airport
appearances' sake. Before that, the British conducted a carrier raid at Petsamo on 31 July 1941, and commenced Operation Benedict to support air raids
List of wars involving Finland
List_of_wars_involving_Finland
Military unit
Soldiers of Detachment P breaking camp. Petsamo, 13 April 1942.
Detached_Battalion_4
1941 Axis invasion of the Soviet Union during WWII
The same day the Germans launched Operation Rentier and occupied the Petsamo Province at the Finnish-Soviet border. Simultaneously Finland proceeded
Operation_Barbarossa
Major World War II battle from 1942 to 1943
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
Battle_of_Stalingrad
Treaties signed in Paris on 10 February 1947
after the Winter War of 1939–1940), except for the former province of Petsamo, which was ceded to the Soviet Union. In Finland, the reparations and the
Paris_Peace_Treaties,_1947
Dispute in Finnish politics
the name "Karelian question", the term may refer also to the return of Petsamo (ceded in the Moscow Armistice), ceded parts of Salla and Kuusamo, and
Karelian_question
Military unit
the occupation of Finnish Petsamo to protect the nickel mines there from USSR. In June 1941 the corps attacked from Petsamo to Murmansk in Operation Platinum
Mountain_Corps_Norway
One-day air battle during WWII
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
German-Soviet air war 22 June 1941
German-Soviet_air_war_22_June_1941
Fox") (1941) – Joint German-Finnish attack towards Murmansk from Finnish Petsamo. Polarfuchs ("Polar Fox") (1941) – Joint German-Finnish attack towards
List of World War II military operations
List_of_World_War_II_military_operations
Finnish politician (1939–2022)
during the Winter War. His family is from Petsamo but they moved to Kittilä because the Soviet Union invaded Petsamo during the Winter War. The writers Erno
Reino_Paasilinna
Heavy water sabotage Claymore Kirkenes and Petsamo Gauntlet Fritham Gearbox Gearbox II Leader Zitronella Attacks on Tirpitz Petsamo–Kirkenes Finnmark
Nazi concentration camps in Norway
Nazi_concentration_camps_in_Norway
German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient
Yepanov. Returning to the airbase Petsamo-Luostari Airfield, 6. Staffel intercepted Soviet aircraft on a mission to bomb Petsamo-Luostari Airfield. In this aerial
Rudolf_Müller_(pilot)
1941–1942 front-line offensive near Kursk
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
Kursk–Oboyan_Operation
WW2 Soviet Red Army formation
War II Operation Barbarossa Battle of Uman Vyborg-Petrozavodsk Offensive Petsamo-Kirkenes Offensive Budapest Offensive Operation Spring Awakening Vienna
26th_Army_(Soviet_Union)
1942 Allied attack on German battleship Tirpitz
Goodwood Paravane Obviate Catechism Tirpitz operations (1942–1944) Sportpalast Rösselsprung Zitronella RAF–Fleet Air Arm Benedict Kirkenes, Petsamo Orator
Operation_Title
Battle on the Eastern Front of World War II
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
Battle_of_Raseiniai
WW2 German Army general (1894-1985)
Smolensk (1941) Battle of Moscow Battle of the Caucasus Hube's Pocket Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive Operation Nordlicht Lapland War Awards Knight's Cross
Emil_Vogel
Urban-type settlement in Murmansk Oblast, Russia
000 (1973). In the 1920 Treaty of Tartu, Soviet Russia ceded the area of Petsamo to Finland. In the 1930s huge reserves of nickel were found on fells nearby
Nikel
Norwegian overseas territories and dependencies
from 1931 until awarded to Denmark by a court decision in 1933. Inari and Petsamo, now part of Finland and Russia, claimed from Finland from about 1942 to
List_of_possessions_of_Norway
and the most notable Finnish victory over the Soviet Union Battle of Petsamo 30 November 1939 – 12 March 1940 Russian victory over Poland Battle of
List_of_battles_1901–2000
ultimatum in 1940 Parts of Karelia and Salla in 1940, Pechengsky Raion (Petsamo) in 1944, from Finland and a 50-year lease on the naval base at Porkkala
Territorial evolution of Russia
Territorial_evolution_of_Russia
Hilly area in Finnish Lapland
World War II the road from Rovaniemi to Petsamo (Arctic Ocean's Highway) was extremely important to the Finns. Petsamo and its harbour was the only open way
Saariselkä
Autonomous Eastern Orthodox archdiocese
were established during World War II when residents of the Karelian and Petsamo monasteries were evacuated from areas ceded to the Soviet Union. With friendly
Orthodox_Church_of_Finland
1944 military operation
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
Leningrad–Novgorod_offensive
Soviet military officer (1895–1949)
Germany. The following month, Meretskov's Karelian Front launched the Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive against German forces in northern Finland and northeastern
Alexey_Nikolayevich_Krutikov
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
Donbas_operation_(1941)
Hill at the tripoint between Finland, Norway and Russia
Kolmisoaivi. Finland declared independence in 1917. Between 1920 and 1944, when Petsamo was part of Finland, the tripoint ceased to exist, as Norway and Russia
Muotkavaara
WWII air raid
Goodwood Paravane Obviate Catechism Tirpitz operations (1942–1944) Sportpalast Rösselsprung Zitronella RAF–Fleet Air Arm Benedict Kirkenes, Petsamo Orator
Oslo_Mosquito_raid_(1942)
have been made. The VVS struck at German logistics in Liinahamari and Petsamo. The 137th Bomber Aviation Regiment sank one freighter and inflicted heavy
Aerial warfare during Operation Barbarossa
Aerial_warfare_during_Operation_Barbarossa
Battle in the Lapland War
War it was an important transport hub since it lay on the road to the Petsamo area and the only free port in the north, Liinahamari. When the Continuation
Battle_of_Rovaniemi
Revolt against the Soviet Union
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
1940–1944 insurgency in Chechnya
1940–1944_insurgency_in_Chechnya
1945 battle on the Eastern Front of World War II
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
Battle_of_Memel
German operation to capture Kursk from the USSR during WWII
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
Operation_Citadel
Northernmost part of continental European Russia
Historical map of the Petsamo region. Finnish part of the Rybachy peninsula (Kalastajasaarento) which was ceded to the Soviet Union after the Winter
Rybachy_Peninsula
British carrier-borne reconnaissance aircraft/fighter aircraft
Operation EF, the ill-fated air raid on Axis-held facilities Kirkenes and Petsamo conducted during July 1941. During early 1942, multiple Fulmar-equipped
Fairey_Fulmar
First-level administrative division of Russia
Kandalakshsky District of the Karelian ASSR. The area of Pechengsky District (Petsamo in Finnish), which was ceded to Finland by the 1920 Treaty of Tartu and
Murmansk_Oblast
1918–1922: Heimosodat 1918: Viena expedition 1918: Aunus expedition 1918–1920: Petsamo expeditions 1918–1920: National revolt of Ingrian Finns 1921–1922: East
List_of_conflicts_in_Europe
1941 Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy
ordered to conduct Operation EF (1941) attacks on the ports of Kirkenes and Petsamo in the far north of Norway and Finland respectively. On 26 July a task
HMS_Victorious_(R38)
Soviet strategy to push back the Nazis to central Ukraine in 1943
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
Voronezh–Kharkov_offensive
Icelandic writer
2013. Trans. 2017 Þýska húsið (The Shadow Killer), 2015. Trans. 2018 Petsamo, 2016. Myrkrið veit (The Darkness Knows), 2017. Trans. 2021 Stúlkan hjá
Arnaldur_Indriðason
Component of World War 2
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
Operation_Kutuzov
Settlement in Republic of Karelia, Russia
claims on Porosozero and the neighboring Reboly, and instead received Petsamo in the far north, which had been annexed by Finland in 1918. The inhabitants
Porosozero
Battle in the Eastern Front of World War 2
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
Battle_of_Halbe
Frozen water; the solid state of water
year long, is an important advantage. Examples are Murmansk (Russia), Petsamo (Russia, formerly Finland), and Vardø (Norway). Harbors which are not ice-free
Ice
1942 Soviet offensive during World War II
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
Operation_Mars
Aviation arm of the Royal Navy
and Furious attacked German shipping and installations at Kirkenes and Petsamo, during Operation EF, in support of the Soviet Union following Operation
Fleet_Air_Arm
1941 siege on the Eastern Front of World War II
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
Siege_of_Odessa
German operation during World War 2
Zitronella Haudegen Lapland War Birke Nordlicht Associated articles British occupation of the Faroe Islands Petsamo–Kirkenes offensive Liberation of Finnmark
Operation_Haudegen
1940 World War II battles
Heavy water sabotage Claymore Kirkenes and Petsamo Gauntlet Fritham Gearbox Gearbox II Leader Zitronella Attacks on Tirpitz Petsamo–Kirkenes Finnmark
Battles_of_Narvik
Second World War campaign fought in Norway
forcibly evacuated by the Germans in a scorched earth operation following the Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive by the Red Army against occupied Finnmark in October
Norwegian_campaign
Military engagement in 1944
Bagration Lvov–Sandomierz Doppelkopf Dukla Pass 2nd Baltic Belgrade Debrecen Petsamo–Kirkenes Courland Gumbinnen Budapest 1945 Budapest Vistula–Oder Western
Second_Battle_of_Târgu_Frumos
1943 German WWII naval sortie
Sea Regenbogen 1943 Kara Sea Zitronella Ostfront North Cape 1944 Mascot Petsamo–Kirkenes Convoys 1941 Dervish PQ 1 PQ 2 PQ 3 PQ 4 PQ 5 PQ 6 PQ 7 QP 1 QP
Operation_Ostfront
Military unit
any Norwegian territorial claims to the Kola Peninsula and the Finnish Petsamo region, which were desired by the Quisling regime. Initially, Quisling
Norwegian_Legion
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