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Operation Tanne Ost

Operation Tanne Ost was a campaign fought in 1944 at Gogland, in what is now Russia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Gogland. It was part of the Lapland War, which ran from 1944 to 1945. The recorded result: Finnish victory. Recorded strength: 2,700 against 1,612; 10 Ilyushin Il-2; 3 Tupolev SB.

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Fought1944
WhereGogland, Russia60.067N, 27.000E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeFinnish victory
BelligerentsNazi GermanyagainstFinland; Air support: Soviet Union
Part ofLapland War1944 to 1945

Where it sits in the Lapland War

Battle of Rovaniemi, 1944Battle of Tornio, 1944Operation Tanne Ost, 1944Battle of Olhava, 1944Battle of Muonio, 1944Battle of Tankavaara, 194419441944Operation Tanne Ost, 1944
6 placed engagements of the Lapland War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1944 (year precision)
PlaceGogland, Russia
60.067N, 27.000E
KindCampaign, interwar and Second World War
Strength2,7001,612; 10 Ilyushin Il-2; 3 Tupolev SB
Casualties and losses153 KIA; 1,231 POWs; 3 landing crafts (F-822, F-866 & F-173); 3 patrol boats (B-1, B-31 & B-35); 1 minesweeper (R-29); 1 tugboat (Pernau) 2 Halftrucks, 1 light armoured car and a few trucks36 KIA; 67 WIA; 8 MIA; 2 patrol boats (VMV 10 & VMV 14); 2 Il-2 and 1 SB
Commanders
  • Karl-Conrad Mecke
Operation Tanne OstOperation Tanne OstBattle of SuursaariBattle of HoglandBattle of SomeriBattle of SvensksundFirst Battle of SvensksundBattle of SuursaariBattle of HoglandBattle of SomeriFirst Battle of SvensksundTallinnVyborgLahtiGatchinaNarvaLappeenrantaPorvooKohtla-Järve100 km60.067N, 27.000E
Placed at Gogland; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Elsewhere in 1944

Operation Tanne Ost 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 Q695203, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Operation Tanne Ost, revision 1370700101, 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.