8 Jul 1942
Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
- M18 provided gunfire support for a Finnish counter-attack against a Soviet offensive at Someri island in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [M18 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]
15 Aug 1942
Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
- Finnish patrol boat VMV 5 sank Soviet submarine M-97 with depth charges 3 miles off of the Estonian coast in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [Gulf of Finland | CPC]
4 Nov 1943
Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
- M18 was lightly damaged by Soviet ground attack aircraft in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [M18 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]
- M30 was lightly damaged by Soviet ground attack aircraft in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [M30 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]
- M459 was lightly damaged by Soviet ground attack aircraft in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [M471 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]
- M460 was lightly damaged by Soviet ground attack aircraft in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [M460 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]
- M16 was badly damaged by Soviet ground attack aircraft in the Gulf of Finland. ww2dbase [M16 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]
11 Dec 1944
Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
12 Dec 1944
Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
- German destroyer Z35 and Z36, while laying mines, accidentally sailed into the existing "Nashorn" minefield 2.5 nautical miles further north of their intended position off the Estonian coast. Z36 struck a mine at 0152 hours and Z35 struck another at 0200 hours. Both sank. 70 survivors of Z35 were rescued by the Soviets, while all aboard Z36 were lost. ww2dbase [Z35 | Z36 | Gulf of Finland | CPC]
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