Novaya Zemlya Archipelago in the Defense System of the Soviet Arctic During the Great Patriotic War

• Published in: Modern History of Russia
• Main Author: Khatanzeyskiy, A. V.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: St Petersburg State University 2022
• Subjects: Great Patriotic War; Arctic; sea; naval war; lend-lease; White Sea flotilla; Novaya Zemlya; convoy; White Sea; Belomorskaya; Northern Sea Route
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu24.2022.102; http://hdl.handle.net/11701/37022

This analyzes the significance of Novaya Zemlya in the course of military operations in the Arctic during World War II. Data on the deployment of troops in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago and nearby islands are provided based on an analysis of archive documents. The military history of the archipelago...