Liberation of Finnmark
The Liberation of Finnmark was a military operation, lasting from 23 October 1944 until 26 April 1945, in which Soviet and Norwegian forces wrested away control of Finnmark, the northernmost county of Norway, from Germany. It started with a Soviet offensive that liberated Kirkenes.
| Liberation of Finnmark | |||||||||
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| Part of the European theatre of World War II | |||||||||
Soviets meet Norwegians sheltering in a mine in Finnmark | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Soviet Union Norway Finland Naval support: United Kingdom Canada Material support: Sweden |
Germany Quisling Government | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Kirill Meretskov Vladimir Shcherbakov Arne Dagfin Dahl |
Lothar Rendulic Franz Böhme | ||||||||
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Soviet Union: 14th Army Northern Fleet Norway: 3,000+ soldiers & police troops 1,500+ militia 2 corvettes 3 minesweepers Various auxiliary vessels United Kingdom: 3 destroyers Canada: 1 destroyer | |||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Soviet Union: ~2,900 killed Norway: 10 killed 14 captured 1 corvette sunk 6 fishing vessels destroyed | Unknown | ||||||||
| Over 300 civilians died while evacuating Finnmark | |||||||||
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