Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive

The Petsamo–Kirkenes offensive was a major military offensive during World War II, mounted by the Red Army against the Wehrmacht in 1944 in the Petsamo region, ceded to the Soviet Union by Finland in accordance with the Moscow Armistice, and Norway. The offensive defeated the Wehrmacht's forces in the Arctic, driving them back into Norway, and was called the "Tenth Shock" by Stalin. It later expelled German forces from the northern part of Norway and seized the nickel mines of Petsamo.

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1944 Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive

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1918 — 1920 Petsamo Expeditions

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1941 Raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo

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1944 Amphibious Operation at Liinahamari

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Kirkness-Petsamo offensive plan

Kirkenes Sowjetische Ehrendenkmal

Petsamo 03

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1995-027-32A, Lothar Rendulic

Russian soldiers in Petsamo

Petsamo 550

Reise des Reichskommissars Nord-Norwegen u Lappland 12.-23.10.1942 Riksarkivet fo30142203300107 Du wirst g'sund Aufnahme, signpost to Hauptverbandsplatz near Litzabucht Eismeerfront WWII German Nordfront inspection trip Pub.domain

Petsamo 550

Soviets meet Norwegians

Kirkness-Petsamo offensive plan

• Petsamo‐Kirkenes operation (7–30 October 1944): A Soviet joint and combined arms operation in arctic terrain - , Q1860, 1989

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1918	Petsamo Expeditions	military expedition	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo	Royal Navy, Jagdgeschwader 77, airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive	Nazi Germany, Soviet Union, offensive	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Amphibious Operation at Liinahamari	battle, Russian Northern Fleet, landing operation	Wikidata
commons	image		Kirkness-Petsamo offensive plan		Commons
commons	image		Kirkenes Sowjetische Ehrendenkmal		Commons
commons	image		Petsamo 03		Commons
commons	image		Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1995-027-32A, Lothar Rendulic		Commons
commons	image		Russian soldiers in Petsamo		Commons
commons	image		Petsamo 550		Commons
commons	image		Reise des Reichskommissars Nord-Norwegen u Lappland 12.-23.10.1942 Riksarkivet fo30142203300107 Du wirst g'sund Aufnahme, signpost to Hauptverbandsplatz near Litzabucht Eismeerfront WWII German Nordfront inspection trip Pub.domain		Commons
commons	image		Petsamo 550		Commons
commons	image		Soviets meet Norwegians		Commons
commons	image		Kirkness-Petsamo offensive plan		Commons