Battle of Bengtskär
| Battle of Bengtskär |
| Part of Continuation War |
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| Belligerents |
| Finland |
Soviet Union |
| Commanders and leaders |
| Lieutenant Fred Luther |
First lieutenant Kurilov |
| Casualties and losses |
| 31 casualties, 45 wounded |
60-100 casualties, 28 prisoners |
The Battle of Bengtskär was fought betweeen Finnish and Soviet forces on 26 July 1941 during the Continuation War. Soviet landing troops made a surprise attack on the skerry of Bengtskär with a goal to explode the lighthouse situated on the skerry so that it would not disturb soviet military operations. Finnish troops situated on the skerry managed to defenend the lighthouse and eventually won the battle with the help of support troops.[1]
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