Atlas of Battles

country, 14 engagements

Battles in Soviet Union

14 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Soviet Union: 11 battles, 2 sieges and 1 naval action between 1938 and 1944. The wars with most engagements here: Eastern Front (7), World War II (2), Soviet–Japanese border conflicts (1), Winter War (1).

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Battle of Lake KhasanBattle of KeljaOranienbaum BridgeheadTikhvin offensiveAttack of the U-209 on the convoy near Matveyev IslandDefense of the Adzhimushkay quarryBattle of Krasny BorNikopol–Krivoi Rog OffensiveBattle of NietjärviSterzhnevsky lodgementBattle of MoscowBattle of SmolenskSiege of LeningradBattle of KurskBattle of MoscowSiege of LeningradBattle of KurskŌsakaSeoulTehranBaghdadChengduÜrümqiKabulAthensKyivTashkent2000 km55.968N, 79.712E
14 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Wars fought here 5 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1938Battle of Lake KhasanZaozyornayaSoviet–Japanese border conflicts
25 December 1939Battle of KeljaGromovoWinter War
the 1941sBattle of MoscowMoscow OblastEastern Front
1941Battle of SmolenskSmolenskEastern Front
8 September 1941Siege of LeningradSaint PetersburgEastern Front
2 November 1941Oranienbaum BridgeheadLomonosovQ616578
10 November 1941Tikhvin offensiveTikhvinBattle for Leningrad
17 August 1942Attack of the U-209 on the convoy near Matveyev IslandEastern Front
30 October 1942Defense of the Adzhimushkay quarryKerchEastern Front
1943Battle of KurskKurskEastern Front
10 February 1943Battle of Krasny BorKrasny BorWorld War II
30 January 1944Nikopol–Krivoi Rog OffensiveNikopolEastern Front
15 July 1944Battle of NietjärviKarelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist RepublicContinuation War
date unknownSterzhnevsky lodgementPskov OblastWorld War II

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.