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Battle of Hanko

Battle of Hanko was a battle fought on 22 June 1941 at Hanko Peninsula, in what is now Finland; it lasted 5 months. It was part of the Continuation War, which ran from 1941 to 1944. The recorded result: Finnish victory; Soviet troops evacuated by sea; Finland retakes Hanko. Recorded strength: 22,000 (July 1941); 12,500 (Autumn 1941) against 25,300–30,000.

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12. maaliskuuta 1940 solmitun Moskovan rauhansopimuksen liitteenä ollut kartta Hangon vuokra-alueen rajoista.
12. maaliskuuta 1940 solmitun Moskovan rauhansopimuksen liitteenä ollut kartta Hangon vuokra-alueen rajoista.. No machine-readable author provided. Ohto Kokko assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 June 1941lasted 5 months
WhereHanko Peninsula, Finland59.824N, 22.968E
OutcomeFinnish victory; Soviet troops evacuated by sea; Finland retakes Hanko
BelligerentsFinlandagainstSoviet Union
Part ofContinuation War1941 to 1944

Where it sits in the Continuation War

Battle of Hanko, 1941Battle of Bengtskär, 1941Battle of Porlampi, 1941Battle of Suursaari, 1942Battles of Kiestinki, 1942Battle of Someri, 1942Battle of Tienhaara, 1944Battle of Tali-Ihantala, 1944Battle of Nietjärvi, 1944Battle of Ilomantsi, 1944Battle of Öykkösenvaara, 194419411944Battle of Hanko, 1941
11 placed engagements of the Continuation War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 June 1941
to 2 December 1941
PlaceHanko Peninsula, Finland
59.824N, 22.968E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength22,000 (July 1941); 12,500 (Autumn 1941)25,300–30,000
Casualties and losses297 killed; 604 wounded; 78 missing; Total: 961797 killed; 1,476 wounded; Estimated 3,000–5,000 killed during the evacuation from Hanko Total: 5,273–7,273
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Battle of Hanko is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 108 in present-day Finland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q384680, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hanko (1941), revision 1376049825, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.