Operation Arctic Fox (German: Unternehmen Polarfuchs; Finnish: operaatio Napakettu; Russian: Кандалакшская операция)[a] was the codename given to a World...
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and units from the Finnish III Corps attacked from the south in Operation Arctic Fox (Polarfuchs; Napakettu) to cut off and capture Murmansk by a pincer...
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Operation Arctic Fox, a joint Finnish-German offensive during World War II This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Arctic Fox...
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railway. This concurrent operation was codenamed Operation Arctic Fox (Polarfuchs). On 29 June 1941 the Platinum Fox phase of Silver Fox was launched. Mountain...
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fought in the northern Finland, participating in the Finno-German Operation Arctic Fox. In 1944, it was transferred to the Karelian Isthmus to defend against...
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flank of the German XXXVI Corps, participating in the Finno-German Operation Arctic Fox. In February 1944, it was moved to the Karelian Isthmus just prior...
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the German XXXVI Corps, the division took part in the German-led Operation Arctic Fox in 1941. In 1943, the division was moved to Eastern Karelia, from...
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Panzer-Abteilung 40 (section Operation Silver Fox)
attached to XXXVI Mountain Corps which conducted Operation Arctic Fox (a part of Operation Silver Fox), meant to recapture the Salla region from the Soviets...
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6th SS Mountain Division Nord (category German units in the Arctic)
1941 the division was effectively destroyed by the Red Army during Operation Arctic Fox, when it advanced into Soviet territory alongside the Finnish Army...
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Panzer-Abteilung 211 (section Operation Silver Fox)
tanks. This force would participate in a sub-operation of Operation Silver Fox code-named Operation Arctic Fox which was a campaign against Soviet Northern...
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general's rank SS Panzer Division order of battle George H. Stein (1984). "Operation Barbarossa". The Waffen SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War, 1939–1945. Cornell...
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the larger Operation Silver Fox. Mann & Jörgensen 2002, p. 81. Mann, Chris M.; Jörgensen, Christer (2002). Hitler's Arctic War. Hersham: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-2899-0...
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Waffen-SS (section Arnhem and Operation Market Garden)
1941). SS Division Nord, which was in northern Finland, took part in Operation Arctic Fox with the Finnish Army and fought at the battle of Salla, where against...
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Operation Regenbogen (Operation Rainbow) was a sortie in 1942 into the Arctic Ocean by warships of the Nazi German Kriegsmarine (German navy) during the...
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Murmansk off from the rest of Russia by advancing eastwards during Operation Arctic Fox. Although Salla was recaptured, the advance of his ill-equipped forces...
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Cold-weather warfare (redirect from Arctic Warfare)
warfare, also known as cold-region warfare, arctic warfare or winter warfare, encompasses military operations affected by snow, ice, thawing conditions...
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The Arctic (/ˈɑːrktɪk/ or /ˈɑːrtɪk/) (from Greek ἄρκτος, 'bear') is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic region, from the...
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reconnaissance photos were to be flown to Britain for briefing material. Arctic Ocean operations of World War II Schofield & Nesbit 2005, pp. 61–62. Stacey 2008...
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Norway. Silberfuchs ("Silver Fox") (1941) – German and Finnish operations in the Arctic, including: Blaufuchs 1 ("Blue Fox 1") (1941) – Staging of German...
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List of World War II battles (redirect from Raiding operations during World War II)
engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit...
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near Minsk and Białystok. 29 June Finnish and German troops begin Operation Arctic Fox against the Soviet Union. Nuremberg Laws imposed on Jews of Lithuania...
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Miina Härma, 77, Estonian composer Operation Silver Fox ended in a Soviet defensive victory. Operation Arctic Fox ended in a stalemate. Born: Tova Traesnaes...
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Terry Fox is a Canadian Coast Guard heavy icebreaker. She was originally built by Burrard-Yarrows Corporation in Canada in 1983 as part of an Arctic drilling...
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Petsamo–Kirkenes offensive (redirect from Petsamo-Kirkenes operation)
aftermath of the failed German–Finnish offensive, Operation Silver Fox, in 1941, the frontlines in the Arctic had seen little change. Environmental and supply...
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Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is a national park of the United States that protects portions of the Brooks Range in northern Alaska. The...
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The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five oceanic divisions. It spans an area of approximately 14,060,000 km2 (5,430,000 sq mi)...
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Arctic Kalvik. In 2003, she was purchased by Murmansk Shipping Company and transferred to Russia. Vladimir Ignatyuk has a sister ship, CCGS Terry Fox...
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resulting in Allied victory. German and Finnish forces launched Operation Arctic Fox, aimed at capturing Salla. German forces captured Riga. German cruiser Prinz...
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Stanislav-Proskurov defensive 3–6 July 1941 German and Finnish Operation Arctic Fox 29 June – mid-July 1941 Arctic-Karelia strategic defensive (ru) : 29 June – 10 October...
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This list of Arctic expeditions is a timeline of historic Arctic exploration and explorers of the Arctic. 1472: Didrik Pining and Hans Pothorst mark the...
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