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Name: Liberation of Finnmark

Type: Event

Start: 1944 AD

End: 1945 AD

Parent: World War II (Western Front)

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Was a military operation, lasting from 23 October 1944 until 26 April 1945, in which Soviet and Norwegian forces wrested away control of Finnmark, the northernmost county of Norway, from Germany.

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  • April 1945: The Norwegians declared Finnmark to be free.
  • November 1944: Allied forces penetrated 116 km northwest of Neiden before halting in Tana.
  • October 1944: With the help of local fishermen, the Soviets were able to cross the Neiden River on 27 October and capture the ridge. Fighting was fierce, and the Germans managed to burn every building in the village, save for the local church, before withdrawing.

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