Battle of Vyborg Bay (1944)

Battle of Vyborg Bay
Part of Continuation War
Finnish medics give first aid to a soldier wounded in the battle
Date June 30 – July 10, 1944 Location Viborg Bay 60°35′N 28°30′E / 60.583°N 28.500°E / 60.583; 28.500Coordinates: 60°35′N 28°30′E / 60.583°N 28.500°E / 60.583; 28.500 Result Finnish/German defensive victory Minor Soviet strategic victory Territorial changes Soviets capture the main Viborg Bay islands
Belligerents
Soviet Union	Finland Germany
Commanders and leaders
Leonid Govorov	Pekka Enkainen
Units involved
59th Army 43rd Corps 124th Rifle Division 224th Rifle Division Baltic Fleet 260th Marine Regiment	V Corps 22nd Coastal Artillery Regiment Cavalry Brigade 122nd Infantry Division Finnish Navy

Finnish/German defensive victory

59th Army

Baltic Fleet

V Corps

The Battle of Vyborg Bay (Finnish: Viipurinlahden taistelu) was fought in the Finnish-Soviet Continuation War (1941–1944).

The Soviet offensive against the Finns started on June 10 and managed to break through the Finnish defensive lines at Valkeasaari and Kuuterselkä on June 15. This forced the Finnish forces on the Karelian Isthmus to withdraw to the still incomplete Finnish VKT-line. Although Soviet advance forces captured Viborg on June 20, the main offensive got stuck in the stubborn Finnish defense of the Tali-Ihantala region. Despite heavy fighting and use of fresh reserves, the VKT-line bent but did not break, forcing the Leningrad Front to seek alternate routes past the Finnish defenses. The Leningrad Front followed roughly the same plan as in the Winter War and made plans for a crossing of Viborg Bay.

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