Gulf Of Finland in WW2 History | World War II Database

14 Nov 1941

Baltic Sea

Soviet destroyer Gordy struck a mine in the Gulf of Finland and sank en route to Hanko, Finland. ww2dbase [Gulf of Finland | CPC]
Soviet submarine L-2 struck three mines in a minefield in the Gulf of Finland off Keri, Estonia in the Baltic Sea between 0107 and 0617 hours, eventually sinking, killing 50 of 53 aboard. ww2dbase [Gulf of Finland | CPC]
Soviet submarine M-98 struck a mine and sank in the Gulf of Finland, killing all aboard. ww2dbase [Gulf of Finland | CPC]

8 Jul 1942

Baltic Sea

M18 provided gunfire support for a Finnish counter-attack against a Soviet offensive at Someri island in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [M18 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]

15 Aug 1942

Baltic Sea

Finnish patrol boat VMV 5 sank Soviet submarine M-97 with depth charges 3 miles off of the Estonian coast in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [Gulf of Finland | CPC]

4 Nov 1943

Baltic Sea

M18 was lightly damaged by Soviet ground attack aircraft in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [M18 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]
M30 was lightly damaged by Soviet ground attack aircraft in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [M30 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]
M459 was lightly damaged by Soviet ground attack aircraft in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [M471 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]
M460 was lightly damaged by Soviet ground attack aircraft in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [M460 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]
M16 was badly damaged by Soviet ground attack aircraft in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [M16 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]

5 Mar 1944

Baltic Sea

Togo arrived in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Gulf of Finland | CPC]

4 May 1944

Baltic Sea

Togo departed the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Gulf of Finland | CPC]

12 May 1944

Baltic Sea

Togo arrived in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Gulf of Finland | CPC]

29 May 1944

Baltic Sea

Togo departed the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [Togo / Coronel | Gulf of Finland | CPC]

19 Jun 1944

Baltic Sea

German torpedo boats T8, T10, T30, and T31, carrying Finnish forces, sailed towards Narvi (Nerva) Island in the Gulf of Finland. En route, they engaged a Soviet force consisted of four gunboats, 10 submarine chasers, and 14 torpedo boats. The Germans opened fire first, damaging gunboat MBK-503, gunboat MBK-505, and submarine chaser MO-106. The Soviet torpedo boats counter attacked without success, and TK-53, TK-63, and TK-153 sustained damage. Yet another attack by Soviet torpedo boats failed, with TK-101 and TK-103 sustaining damage. A third attack by Soviet torpedo boats TK-37 and TK-60 successfully hit and sank German torpedo boat T31; 76 were killed, 6 survivors were picked up by the Soviet ships, and 23 survivors were picked up by Finnish ships. The German force turned back and abandoned to operation at Narvi after midnight on the next date. German torpedo boat T30 also sustained damage in this engagement. ww2dbase [T8 | T10 | T30 | T31 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]

11 Dec 1944

Baltic Sea

After sundown, German destroyers Z35, Z36, and Z43 and torpedo boat T28 began laying a new minefield off the Estonian coast, planning to deploy 68 mines each. Torpedo boat T23 provided escort for the group. ww2dbase [T28 | T23 | Z43 | Z36 | Z35 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]

12 Dec 1944

Baltic Sea

German destroyer Z35 and Z36, while laying mines, accidentally sailed into the existing "Nashorn" minefield 2.5 nautical miles further north of their intended position off the Estonian coast. Z36 struck a mine at 0152 hours and Z35 struck another at 0200 hours. Both sank. 70 survivors of Z35 were rescued by the Soviets, while all aboard Z36 were lost. ww2dbase [Z35 | Z36 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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