Battle of Bengtskär

Battle of Bengtskär
Part of Continuation War
Date 26 July 1941 Location Bengtskär skerry, Finland Result Finnish victory
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 between 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 blow up the lighthouse situated on the skerry so that it would not disturb Soviet military operations. Finnish troops situated on the skerry managed to defend the lighthouse and eventually drove the Soviets back with the help of support troops.^[1]

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