campaign, notable, interwar and Second World War
Operation Platinum Fox
Operation Platinum Fox was a campaign fought in 1941 at Pechengsky District, in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Pechengsky District. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: Soviet victory.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1941 (year precision) to 1941 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Pechengsky District, Russia 69.533N, 31.200E | |
| Kind | Campaign, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 2nd Mountain Division; 3rd Mountain Division; 2 additional SS regiments; Finnish 14th Infantry Regiment; Finnish Ivalo Border Guard Battalion; 27,500 men (initially) | 14th Rifle Division; 52nd Rifle Division; 1st Polar Division; Soviet Northern Fleet |
| Casualties and losses | 10,300 overall | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive 1944, 12 km S
- Battle of Petsamo 1939, 40 km SW
- Operation Silver Fox 1941, 97 km SE
- Battle of Salla 1939, 318 km S
- Battle of the North Cape 1943, 348 km N
In the same war
- Before: Roslavl–Novozybkov Offensive 1941
- After: Mediterranean U-boat Campaign 1941
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1941
- Attack on Pearl Harbor United States
- Siege of Sevastopol Russia
- Philippines Campaign Philippines
- Battle of Hong Kong People's Republic of China
- Battle of Guam United States
Operation Platinum Fox is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2310242, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Platinum Fox, revision 1378785757, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.