battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Vyborg Bay
Battle of Vyborg Bay was a battle fought on 1 July 1944 at Vyborg Bay, in what is now Russia; it lasted 9 days. It was part of Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive. The recorded result: Finnish defensive victory.
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Where it sits in Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive
Record
| Date | 1 July 1944 to 10 July 1944 | |
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| Place | Vyborg Bay, Russia 60.583N, 28.500E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Territorial change | Soviets capture the main Vyborg Bay islands | |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Vyborg Bay 1790, 0.9 km E
- Battle of Vyborg Bay 1940, 0.9 km E
- Battle of Honkaniemi 1940, 17 km NE
- Battle of Naulasaari 1918, 18 km N
- Siege of Vyborg 1710, 19 km NE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1790 and 1944.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Kuuterselkä 14 June 1944
- All 3 engagements of Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive
Elsewhere in 1944
- Normandy landings France
- Battle of Monte Cassino Italy
- Liberation of Paris France
- Battle of Leyte Gulf Philippines
- Battle of Aachen Germany
Battle of Vyborg Bay is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 350 in present-day Russia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2081621, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vyborg Bay (1944), revision 1370592777, 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.