Norway

1. Hitler ordered troops in Norway to occupy Petsamo (Operation Renntier) immediately if the Soviet Union started attacking Finland.

German Troops

1. The arrival of German troops began on 7 June in Petsamo.

Winter War

1. Until the Winter War, Finland 's territory also reached to the Barents Sea, with the harbor at Petsamo being Finland's only ice-free winter harbor. (Web site)

Finland

1. The main difference was Petsamo, which was ceded to Finland only in the Treaty of Tartu in 1920.
2. However, the peace treaty also stipulated that Finland would grant free passage for Soviet civilians through Petsamo to Norway.
3. Salpalinja is 1200 km long from the Gulf of Finland to Petsamo in Northern Finland. (Web site)

German Forces

1. German forces were also present in northern Finland: Two mountain divisions at Petsamo and two infantry divisions at Salla. (Web site)

Petsamo

1. The Petsamo area, which became part of Finland in connection with the Peace of Tartu, was the homeland of the Suonjel, Paatsjoki and Petsamo Sámi.
2. Finland did not allow direct German attacks from its soil to the Soviet Union, so German forces in Petsamo and Salla had to hold their fire. (Web site)
3. The arrival of German troops participating in Operation Barbarossa began on 7 June in Petsamo. (Web site)

Categories

1. Northern Finland
2. German Attacks
3. German Forces
4. Tartu
5. Operation Barbarossa
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