Petsamo nickel mines
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The Petsamo nickel mines were significant nickel mining operations in the Petsamo region of northern Finland (now Pechenga, Russia), notable for their strategic importance during World War II.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mining operation
ⓘ
nickel mine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German–Finnish economic cooperation during World War II
ⓘ
Soviet–Finnish territorial disputes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictDriver | control of nickel resources ⓘ |
| contestedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contestedIn |
Continuation War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Winter War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledByDuringWorldWarII |
Finland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| currentAdministrativeDistrict | Pechengsky District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentJurisdiction | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Petsamo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lapland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petsamo region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Finland ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Murmansk Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pechenga NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainProduct | nickel ⓘ |
| materialUsedIn |
aircraft engines
ⓘ
armor steel alloys ⓘ weapons production ⓘ |
| near |
Barents Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norwegian border ⓘ |
| notableFor | influence on wartime diplomacy between Finland, Germany, and the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| oreType | nickel ore ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet mining industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarTerritorialChange | ceded from Finland to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| postwarTreaty | Paris Peace Treaties (1947) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForStrategicImportance | supply of nickel for armaments and stainless steel ⓘ |
| resourceType | metallic ore ⓘ |
| significance | major European source of nickel before and during World War II ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | high ⓘ |
| strategicImportanceDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportanceFor |
Allied powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military industry
ⓘ
stainless steel production ⓘ |
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