Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Vyborg: contested ground

The ground around Vyborg was fought over 5 times between 1706 and 1944: 3 battles and 2 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of VyborgBattle of ViipuriBattle of NaulasaariBattle of TienhaaraSiege of VyborgSiege of VyborgSt. PetersburgHelsinkiTampereLahtiGatchinaTikhvinLappeenrantaVolkhov200 km60.721N, 28.708E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Vyborg, 1706Siege of Vyborg, 1710Battle of Viipuri, 1918Battle of Naulasaari, 1918Battle of Tienhaara, 194417061944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1706Siege of VyborgVyborgGreat Northern War
1 March 1710Siege of VyborgVyborgGreat Northern War
24 April 1918Battle of ViipuriVyborgFinnish Civil War
28 April 1918Battle of NaulasaariViipurin maalaiskuntaFinnish Civil War
22 June 1944Battle of TienhaaraKarelian IsthmusContinuation War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.