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Originally Posted by Ed Brubaker Was there any Soviet navy activity at all in WW2? I saw a book that listed their navy in various parts of the world at the time, and it seemed extensive, but I can't recall any battles they fought at sea.
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To be honest, While the Naval units which fought as land forces in WW2 gained a reputation as good troops. Their record on the high seas was poor.
They did give some support to the Arctic convoys when they neared Russia, but the majority of what action they did see was in the Baltic, and the inland waters of Russia.
The Navy's use in the inland waterways was mainly supply to the garrisons of Stalingrad and Leningrad, and in this they did do some good service
But in the Baltic the German navy with use of large defensive minefields, was able to keep them bottled up until the last days of the war.
It was only in the last days that the Soviet navy achieved anything of note. When a Soviet submarine got amongst the evacuation fleet from East Prussia, and sank the Wilhelm Gustoff and the Goya causing great loss of life.