Kaprolat

Battle of Kaprolat and Hasselmann
	Part of the Continuation War of World War II
Date	25-26 June 1944
Location	Karelia in the Soviet Union66°08′N 31°56′E
Result	Soviet victory
Belligerents
Nazi Germany	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Matthias Kleinheisterkamp	Nikita Petrovich Ivanov
Strength
about 200	Unknown
Casualties and losses
143 of whom 120 killed and 23 died in captivity	Unknown

Kaprolat, together with the nearby position "Hasselmann", were German names for positions, each on its own hill, in East Karelia on the Russian side of the border during World War II. The positions were located west of the small Karelian town of Louhi. In a Soviet offensive in June 1944, around 120 Norwegian fighters were killed and 23 died in Soviet captivity. This loss, a total of around 143, is the largest loss that has affected a Norwegian combat unit ever.

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