Chronicle of the Strategic Defensive Operation in the Arctic and Karelia
| date of | Left by the Soviet troops | Other events |
|---|---|---|
| June 29, 1941 | Enso | Start of operation. German troops went on the offensive in the Arctic |
| June 30, 1941 | Titovka | |
| July 1, 1941 | German attack on Sallu launched Finnish offensive on Kestengu launched Finnish offensive on Ukhta launched Finnish offensive on Elinsveaara launched | |
| July 2, 1941 | ||
| July 3, 1941 | Finnish offensive on Rugozero launched Finnish offensive on Elinsveaara repulsed | |
| July 4, 1941 | Peninsula is blocked from land. | |
| July 5, 1941 | ||
| July 6, 1941 | The German troops began to force the Western Face , capturing the bridgehead Soviet troops landed in the West Litsa Bay . | |
| July 7, 1941 | ||
| July 8, 1941 | Salla | German troops knocked out of the bridgehead on the Western Face |
| July 9, 1941 | ||
| July 10, 1941 | German-Finnish attacks of Kayral launched Finnish troops reached the Voynitsa Finnish troops went on the offensive in the Petrozavodsk and Olonets directions | |
| July 11, 1941 | ||
| July 12, 1941 | Kokkari Tolvajärvi | |
| July 13, 1941 | German offensive on West Face resumed, foothold captured | |
| July 14, 1941 | Muanto | Soviet landing in the West Litsa Bay |
| July 15, 1941 | ||
| July 16, 1941 | Soanlahti Loimola | Finnish troops reached Lake Ladoga at Pitkäranta |
| July 17, 1941 | ||
| July 18, 1941 | ||
| July 19, 1941 | Finnish troops went to Sofyanga | |
| July 20, 1941 | ||
| July 21, 1941 | Salmi | |
| July 22, 1941 | Mansila | |
| July 23, 1941 | Finnish troops reached Korpijärvi Soviet troops, having forced Vidlitsa , launched a counterattack on Salmi | |
| July 24, 1941 | German-Finnish attacks of Kayral stopped Finnish troops reached Tuloksa Soviet troops landed on the northern shore of Ladoga. | |
| July 25, 1941 | Finished Soviet counterattack on Salmi | |
| July 26, 1941 | Rebola | |
| July 27, 1941 | ||
| July 28, 1941 | ||
| July 29, 1941 | ||
| July 30, 1941 | Finnish troops forced Sofyanga | |
| July 31, 1941 | Finnish offensive launched on the Karelian Isthmus | |
| August 1, 1941 | ||
| August 2, 1941 | Enonso | The German assault on the landing in the West Face Bay began |
| August 3, 1941 | landing in the West Face lip destroyed | |
| August 4, 1941 | ||
| August 5, 1941 | Soviet troops take a counterattack from Lahdenpohja | |
| August 6, 1941 | The Finnish offensive on the Karelian Isthmus resumed. | |
| August 7, 1941 | Kestenga | |
| August 8, 1941 | ||
| August 9, 1941 | Lahdenpohja | Finnish troops went to the west coast of Ladoga. |
| August 10, 1941 | Soviet troops take a counterattack on Hiitola | |
| August 11, 1941 | Hiitola | |
| August 12, 1941 | The evacuation of Soviet troops from the west coast of Ladoga has begun | |
| August 13, 1941 | Finnish offensive on Paakkola launched | |
| August 14, 1941 | ||
| August 15, 1941 | The Finnish offensive on Kestengu is stopped. | |
| August 16, 1941 | Sortavala | Soviet troops retreated to the border of the Pisma River |
| August 17, 1941 | ||
| August 18, 1941 | Finnish troops forced Vuoksa | |
| August 19, 1941 | German-Finnish attacks of Kayral resumed Finnish offensive on Ukhta stopped | |
| August 20, 1941 | The Soviet command decides to leave the fortifications along the Finnish border in the Vyborg area | |
| August 21, 1941 | Finnish offensive launched on Vyborg | |
| August 22, 1941 | ||
| August 23, 1941 | Finnish troops strike from Vuoksa bridgehead | |
| August 24, 1941 | Finnish troops cut the railway Vyborg - Leningrad | |
| August 25, 1941 | ||
| August 26, 1941 | ||
| August 27, 1941 | Kairala | |
| August 28, 1941 | Suvilahti | |
| August 29, 1941 | Vyborg | |
| August 30, 1941 | Alakurtti | |
| August 31, 1941 | ||
| September 1, 1941 | The evacuation of Soviet troops from Koivisto has begun | |
| September 2, 1941 | ||
| September 3, 1941 | ||
| September 4, 1941 | Beloostrov | Finnish offensive on Olonets and Petrozavodsk resumed |
| September 5, 1941 | Olonets | |
| September 6, 1941 | ||
| September 7, 1941 | Finnish troops entered the Svir Finnish troops went to Yarn | |
| September 8, 1941 | German offensive on West Face resumed | |
| September 9, 1941 | ||
| September 10, 1941 | ||
| September 11, 1941 | ||
| September 12, 1941 | Soviet troops occupied a prepared defense near Rugozero | |
| September 13, 1941 | ||
| September 14, 1941 | ||
| September 15, 1941 | Soviet troops retreated to the defensive line along the Verman River | |
| September 16, 1941 | ||
| September 17, 1941 | ||
| September 18, 1941 | The German offensive on the Western Face was stopped , the withdrawal of troops across the river began | |
| September 19, 1941 | ||
| September 20, 1941 | ||
| September 21, 1941 | Finnish troops resumed attack on Petrozavodsk | |
| September 22, 1941 | Finnish troops left on the coast of Lake Onega | |
| September 23, 1941 | Yarn | |
| September 24, 1941 | ||
| September 25, 1941 | ||
| September 26, 1941 | ||
| September 27, 1941 | ||
| September 28, 1941 | ||
| September 29, 1941 | ||
| September 30, 1941 | ||
| October 1, 1941 | Finnish troops managed to create a bridgehead in Svir | |
| October 2, 1941 | ||
| October 3, 1941 | Petrozavodsk | |
| October 4, 1941 | ||
| October 5, 1941 | ||
| October 6, 1941 | ||
| October 7, 1941 | ||
| October 8, 1941 | ||
| October 9, 1941 | ||
| October 10, 1941 | Operation completed |
See also
- Strategic defensive operation in the Arctic and Karelia
- The forces of the parties in the Strategic Defensive Operation in the Arctic and Karelia
Links
- Fighting in the Arctic and Karelia (June-December 1941) on the official website of the Russian Ministry of Defense .