Battle of Nerva Island
The Battle of Nerva Island took place in the Gulf of Finland during World War II on 19–20 June 1944 between the Soviet Union and Germany, which occurred amid the 1944 Soviet offensive against Finland. It was one of the few engagements in the Baltic theater with large surface ships.
| Battle of Nerva Island | |||||||
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| Part of the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
T35, sister ship of T31 and T30 of the Elbing class | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Germany | Soviet Union | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Heinrich Peter-Pirkham | S.A.Osipov | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 torpedo boats |
Minor units of the Soviet Baltic Fleet (4 gunboats, 10 patrol boats, 14 motor torpedo boats) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 torpedo boat sunk, 1 torpedo boat damaged 78 killed, 21 wounded, 6 captured |
8 units damaged unknown human losses | ||||||
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