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behind it. Though the position was very unfavorable, the Äyräpää ridge dominated the lower terrain on the northern shore, requiring the defensive lines to be placed on the ridge. The Red Army's 98th Corps initiated heavier attacks on July 4 and heavy battles raged for control of the ridge until July
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armor, the Finns were able to stop all further Soviet advances. The following
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1111:Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic
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172:Commanders and leaders
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262:Casualties and losses
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903:Camouflaged Finnish
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1005:journal.fi
1001:"download"
953:References
882:, Marshal
821:The battle
566:After the
562:Background
550:, between
521:Baltic Sea
485:Vyborg Bay
383:Arctic Fox
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874:Aftermath
704:23rd Army
693:23rd Army
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624:III Corps
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500:Nietjärvi
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554:and the
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460:Kaprolat
406:Porlampi
369:Reindeer
284:60 tanks
231:Strength
60:Location
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