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Operation Arctic Fox

Index Operation Arctic Fox

Operation Arctic Fox (German: Unternehmen Polarfuchs; operaatio Napakettu; Russian: Кандалакшская операция) was the codename given to a World War II campaign by German and Finnish forces against Soviet Northern Front defenses at Salla, Finland in July 1941. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 100 relations: Adolf Hitler, Alakurtti (rural locality), Arkhangelsk, Army Norway (Wehrmacht), AST (publisher), Axis powers, Central Finland, Central Russia, Counterattack, Erich Buschenhagen, Finland, Finland–Germany relations, Finnish Air Force, Gerhard Weinberg, Germany and the Second World War, Hans Feige, Hawker Hurricane, Heinkel He 111, Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Hotchkiss H35, III Corps (Continuation War), III Corps (Winter War), Junkers Ju 87, Junkers Ju 88, Kalevala, Russia, Kampfgruppe, Kandalaksha, Karelian Front, Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic, Karl Maria Demelhuber, Kayraly, Kem, Russia, Kemijärvi, Kestenga, Kirov Railway, Kola Bay, Kuusamo, Lake Ladoga, Lake Pyaozero, Lake Topozero, Lampela, Lapland (Finland), Lapland War, Lend-Lease, Leningrad Front, Loukhi, Luftflotte 5, Luftwaffe, Markian Popov, Military History Research Office (Germany), ... Expand index (50 more) »

  2. 1941 in Finland
  3. Arctic military operations of World War II
  4. Battles and operations of the Continuation War
  5. History of Murmansk Oblast
  6. History of the Republic of Karelia
  7. Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
  8. Military operations involving Finland

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until his suicide in 1945.

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Alakurtti (rural locality)

Alakurtti (Алакуртти) is a rural locality (a selo) in Kandalakshsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located north of the Arctic Circle at an altitude of above sea level.

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Arkhangelsk

Arkhangelsk (Арха́нгельск), also known as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.

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Army Norway (Wehrmacht)

Army Norway (Armeeoberkommando Norwegen, abbreviated AOK Norwegen) was a German army operating in Norway and Finland during World War II.

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AST (publisher)

AST (АСТ) is one of the largest book publishing companies in Russia, headed by Oleg Bartenev (Олег Бартенев).

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Axis powers

The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies.

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Central Finland

Central Finland (Keski-Suomi; Mellersta Finland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Finland.

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Central Russia

Central Russia is, broadly, the various areas in European Russia.

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Counterattack

A counterattack is a tactic employed in response to an attack, with the term originating in "war games".

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Erich Buschenhagen

Erich Buschenhagen (December 8, 1895 – September 13, 1994) was a German general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany who commanded the LII Corps during World War II.

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Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.

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Finland–Germany relations

Finland–Germany relations are the bilateral relations between the Finland and Germany.

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Finnish Air Force

The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; Air forces; Air arm) is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces.

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Gerhard Weinberg

Gerhard Ludwig Weinberg (born 1 January 1928) is a German-born American diplomatic and military historian noted for his studies in the history of Nazi Germany and World War II.

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Germany and the Second World War

Germany and the Second World War (Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg) is a 12,000-page, 13-volume work published by the Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt (DVA), that has taken academics from the military history centre of the German armed forces 30 years to finish.

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Hans Feige

Hans Feige (10 November 1880 – 17 September 1953) was a German General of the Infantry in the Wehrmacht during World War II.

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Hawker Hurricane

The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd.

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Heinkel He 111

The Heinkel He 111 is a German airliner and bomber designed by Siegfried and Walter Günter at Heinkel Flugzeugwerke in 1934.

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Hjalmar Siilasvuo

Hjalmar Fridolf Siilasvuo (born Hjalmar Fridolf Strömberg, 18 March 1892 – 11 January 1947) was a Finnish lieutenant general (kenraaliluutnantti), a knight of the Mannerheim Cross and a member of the Jäger Movement.

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Hotchkiss H35

The Hotchkiss H35 or Char léger modèle 1935 H was a French cavalry tank developed prior to World War II.

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III Corps (Continuation War)

The III Corps was a corps of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War, where Finland fought alongside Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union. Operation Arctic Fox and III Corps (Continuation War) are Continuation War.

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III Corps (Winter War)

The III Corps was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Winter War.

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Junkers Ju 87

The Junkers Ju 87, popularly known as the "Stuka", is a German dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft.

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Junkers Ju 88

The Junkers Ju 88 is a German World War II Luftwaffe twin-engined multirole combat aircraft.

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Kalevala, Russia

Kalevala (Калевала; Kalevala) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Kalevalsky District in the Republic of Karelia, Russia.

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Kampfgruppe

In military history, the German term Kampfgruppe (pl. Kampfgruppen; abbrev. KG, or KGr in Luftwaffe usage during World War II, literally "fighting group" or "battle group") can refer to a combat formation of any kind, but most usually to that employed by the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II and, to a lesser extent, the German Empire in World War I.

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Kandalaksha

Kandalaksha (Кандала́кша; Kantalahti, also Kandalax or Candalax in the old maps; Kannanlakši; Gáddeluokta; Käddluhtt) is a town in Kandalakshsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located at the head of Kandalaksha Gulf on the White Sea, north of the Arctic Circle.

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Karelian Front

The Karelian Front Карельский фронт) was a front (a formation of Army Group size) of the Soviet Union's Red Army during World War II, and operated in Karelia. Operation Arctic Fox and Karelian Front are Continuation War.

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Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic

The Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic (Karelo-Finnish SSR), also called Soviet Karelia or simply known as Karelia, was a republic of the Soviet Union. Operation Arctic Fox and Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic are history of the Republic of Karelia.

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Karl Maria Demelhuber

Karl Maria Demelhuber (26 May 1896 – 18 March 1988) was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era.

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Kayraly

Kayraly (Kairala, Кайралы) is a rural locality (a Posyolok) in Kandalakshskiy District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

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Kem, Russia

Kem (Кемь; Finnish and Kemi) is a historic town and the administrative center of Kemsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shores of the White Sea where the Kem River enters it, on the railroad leading from Petrozavodsk to Murmansk.

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Kemijärvi

Kemijärvi (Giemajávri, Kiemâjävri, Ǩeeʹmmjäuʹrr) is a town and municipality of Finland.

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Kestenga

Kestenga (Кестеньга; Kiestinki; Kiestinki) is a rural village in the Loukhsky District of the Republic of Karelia in Russia on the northern shore of Lake Topozero.

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Kirov Railway

Railway between Murmansk on the Arctic Ocean and Saint Petersburg on the Baltic Sea The Kirov Railway (Kirovskaya zheleznaya doroga; until 1935 Murman Railway) is a broad gauge Russian railway network that links the Murman Coast and Murmansk city (in the north) and Saint Petersburg (in the south).

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Kola Bay

Kola Bay (Кольский залив) or Murmansk Fjord is a 57-km-long fjord of the Barents Sea that cuts into the northern part of the Kola Peninsula.

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Kuusamo

Kuusamo (Guossán; Kuáccám) is a town and municipality in Finland.

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Lake Ladoga

Lake Ladoga (Ladozhskoye ozero, or label,; Laatokka;; Ladog, Ladoganjärv) is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg.

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Lake Pyaozero

Lake Pyaozero is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia.

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Lake Topozero

Lake Topozero is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia.

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Lampela

Lampela is a surname.

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Lapland (Finland)

Lapland (Lappi; Lappi; Lappi; Lappland; Lapponia; Skolt Sami: Ла̄ппӣ мäддкåҍддь, Lappi mäddkå'dd) is the largest and northernmost region of Finland.

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Lapland War

During World War II, the Lapland War (Lapin sota; Lapplandskriget.; Lapplandkrieg.) saw fighting between Finland and Nazi Germany – effectively from September to November 1944 – in Finland's northernmost region, Lapland. Operation Arctic Fox and Lapland War are Arctic military operations of World War II.

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Lend-Lease

Lend-Lease, formally the Lend-Lease Act and introduced as An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States, in Milestone Documents, National Archives of the United States, Washington, D.C., retrieved February 8, 2024; (notes: "Passed on March 11, 1941, this act set up a system that would allow the United States to lend or lease war supplies to any nation deemed 'vital to the defense of the United States.'"; contains photo of the original bill, H.R.

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Leningrad Front

The Leningrad Front (Ленинградский фронт) was formed during the 1941 German approach on Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) by dividing the Northern Front into the Leningrad Front and Karelian Front on August 27, 1941. Operation Arctic Fox and Leningrad Front are Continuation War.

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Loukhi

Loukhi (Лоухи; Louhi) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Loukhsky District in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the shore of, north of Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic.

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Luftflotte 5

Luftflotte 5 (Air Fleet 5) was one of the primary divisions of the German Luftwaffe in World War II.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial-warfare branch of the Wehrmacht before and during World War II.

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Markian Popov

Markian Mikhaylovich Popov (1902–1969) was a Soviet military commander, Army General (26 August 1943), and Hero of the Soviet Union (1965).

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Military History Research Office (Germany)

The Military History Research Office (Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt, MGFA) was an office of the Bundeswehr located at Potsdam, Germany.

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Murmansk

Murmansk (Мурманск; Мурман ланнҍ; Muurman and Murmánska) is a port city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast in the far northwest part of Russia.

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Murmansk Oblast

Murmansk Oblast is a federal subject (an oblast) of Russia, located in the northwestern part of the country, with a total land area of.

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Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.

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Nikolaus von Falkenhorst

Paul Nikolaus von Falkenhorst (17 January 1885 – 18 June 1968) was a German general and war criminal during World War II.

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No man's land

No man's land is waste or unowned land or an uninhabited or desolate area that may be under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied out of fear or uncertainty.

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No. 151 Wing RAF

No 151 Wing Royal Air Force was a British unit which operated with the Soviet forces on the Kola Peninsula in the northern USSR during the first months of Operation Barbarossa, in the Second World War. Operation Arctic Fox and no. 151 Wing RAF are Continuation War.

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Northern Fleet

The Northern Fleet (Северный флот, Severnyy flot) is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Arctic.

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Northern Front (Soviet Union)

The Northern Front (Северный фронт) was a front of the Red Army during the Second World War.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Norwegian Army

The Norwegian Army (Hæren) is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces.

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Oberkommando der Wehrmacht

The Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (abbreviated OKW; Armed Forces High Command) was the supreme military command and control office of Nazi Germany during World War II.

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Operation Barbarossa

Operation Barbarossa (Unternehmen Barbarossa) was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during World War II. Operation Arctic Fox and Operation Barbarossa are battles and operations of the Soviet–German War, conflicts in 1941, military operations involving Finland and military operations of World War II involving Germany.

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Operation Kilpapurjehdus

Operation Kilpapurjehdus ("Regatta") was the covername for the militarization of the Åland islands during World War II. Operation Arctic Fox and Operation Kilpapurjehdus are 1941 in Finland and military operations involving Finland.

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Operation Platinum Fox

Operation Platinum Fox (Unternehmen Platinfuchs; operaatio Platinakettu) was a German and Finnish military offensive launched during World War II. Operation Arctic Fox and Operation Platinum Fox are 1941 in Finland, Arctic military operations of World War II, battles and operations of the Soviet–German War, battles involving the Soviet Union, conflicts in 1941, military operations involving Finland and military operations of World War II involving Germany.

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Operation Rentier

Operation Rentier ('Reindeer') was a German 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 Finland and the Soviet Union. Operation Arctic Fox and operation Rentier are 1941 in Finland, Arctic military operations of World War II, battles and operations of the Soviet–German War, battles involving the Soviet Union and military operations involving Finland.

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Operation Silver Fox

Operation Silver Fox (Silberfuchs; Hopeakettu) 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. Operation Arctic Fox and operation Silver Fox are Arctic military operations of World War II, battles and operations of the Continuation War, battles and operations of the Soviet–German War, battles involving the Soviet Union, conflicts in 1941 and military operations involving Finland.

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Panzer I

The Panzer I was a light tank produced by Nazi Germany in the 1930s.

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Panzer II

The Panzer II is the common name used for a family of German tanks used in World War II.

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Panzer III

The Panzerkampfwagen III, commonly known as the Panzer III, was a medium tank developed in the 1930s by Germany, and was used extensively in World War II.

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Panzer-Abteilung 211

Panzer-Abteilung 211 was a tank battalion of the German army during World War II.

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Panzer-Abteilung 40

Panzer-Abteilung 40 was the name of a tank battalion of the German army during World War II.

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Petsamo–Kirkenes offensive

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. Operation Arctic Fox and Petsamo–Kirkenes offensive are Arctic military operations of World War II, battles and operations of the Soviet–German War, battles involving the Soviet Union and military operations of World War II involving Germany.

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Roman Ivanovich Panin

Roman Ivanovich Panin (28 September 1897 – 1 June 1949) was a Soviet major general from during World War II.

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Rovaniemi

Rovaniemi (Roavvenjárga; Ruávinjargâ; Ruäʹvnjargg) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Lapland.

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Salla

Salla (Kuolajärvi until 1936) (Kyelijävri) is a municipality of Finland, located in Lapland.

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Severomorsk-1

Severomorsk-1, formerly known as Vayenga-1, is a naval air base in Murmansk Oblast, Russia south of Severomorsk (formerly called Vayenga).

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Shootout

A shootout, also called a firefight, gunfight, or gun battle, is a armed confrontation entailing firearms between armed parties using guns, always entailing intense disagreement(s) between the fighting parties.

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Southern Finland Province

Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen lääni, Södra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009.

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Soviet partisans

Soviet partisans were members of resistance movements that fought a guerrilla war against Axis forces during World War II in the Soviet Union, the previously Soviet-occupied territories of interwar Poland in 1941–45 and eastern Finland.

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Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.

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Suomussalmi

Suomussalmi is a municipality in Finland and is located in the Kainuu region about northeast of Kajaani, the capital of Kainuu and south of Kuusamo.

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Tanks in the German Army

This article deals with the tanks (Panzer) serving in the German Army (Deutsches Heer) throughout history, such as the World War I tanks of the Imperial German Army, the interwar and World War II tanks of the Nazi German Wehrmacht, the Cold War tanks of the West German and East German Armies, all the way to the present day tanks of the Bundeswehr.

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Tenniöjoki

The Tenniöjoki is a river in Russia and Finland.

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Ukhta

Ukhta (Ухта́; Уква, Ukva) is an important industrial town in the Komi Republic of Russia.

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Valerian Frolov

Valerian Aleksandrovich Frolov (Валериан Александрович Фролов; June 7 (O.S. May 26), 1895 – 1961) was a Soviet Colonel General (1943).

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Verman (river)

The Verman (Верман, Vermanjoki) is a river in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. Operation Arctic Fox and World War II are conflicts in 1941.

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XXXVI Mountain Corps (Wehrmacht)

The XXXVI Corps was a German military formation in World War II.

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14th Army (Soviet Union)

The 14th Army was a field army of the Soviet Army, formed twice.

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163rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 163rd Infantry Division (163.) was a German Army infantry division in World War II. Operation Arctic Fox and 163rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) are Continuation War.

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169th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)

The 169th Infantry Division (169.) was a German infantry division during World War II.

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172nd Rifle Division

The 172nd Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Red Army during World War II, formed thrice.

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289th Rifle Division

The 289th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army, formed twice.

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3rd Division (Continuation War)

The 3rd Division was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War. Operation Arctic Fox and 3rd Division (Continuation War) are Continuation War.

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42nd Rifle Corps

The 42nd Rifle Corps was a corps of the Soviet Red Army.

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54th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)

The 54th Rifle Division was an infantry division of the Soviet Union's Red Army and Soviet Army, formed twice. Operation Arctic Fox and 54th Rifle Division (Soviet Union) are Continuation War.

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6th Division (Continuation War)

The 6th Division was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Continuation War. Operation Arctic Fox and 6th Division (Continuation War) are Continuation War.

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6th Division (Winter War)

The 6th Division (6.Divisioona) was a unit of the Finnish Army during the Winter War.

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6th SS Mountain Division Nord

The 6th SS Mountain Division Nord (6.) was a World War II mountain infantry division of the Waffen-SS, the military wing of the German Nazi Party, primarily consisting of ethnic Germans along with some Norwegian and Swiss volunteers. Operation Arctic Fox and 6th SS Mountain Division Nord are Continuation War.

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7th Army (Soviet Union)

The 7th Army (Russian: 7-я армия) was a Soviet Red Army field army during World War II, primarily against Finland. Operation Arctic Fox and 7th Army (Soviet Union) are Continuation War.

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See also

1941 in Finland

Arctic military operations of World War II

Battles and operations of the Continuation War

History of Murmansk Oblast

History of the Republic of Karelia

Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic

Military operations involving Finland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Arctic_Fox

Also known as Kestenga Defensive, Kestenga Operation, Operation Polarfuchs.

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