Oranienbaum Bridgehead

1942 1943 1944 The Oranienbaum Bridgehead (Ораниенбаумский плацдарм in Russian) was an isolated portion of the Leningrad Oblast in Russia, which was retained under Soviet control during the siege of Leningrad in World War II.

The area is located near the town of Lomonosov (formerly Oranienbaum) and centred on the Krasnaya Gorka Fort complex.

The Germans approached Leningrad in early September 1941 and reached the Gulf of Finland on 7 September, isolating an area 65 km (40 mi) long and up to 25 km (16 mi) deep along the Baltic coast.

This area was fortified and defended by the soldiers of the Red Army and sailors of the Baltic Fleet.

An attempt to link up with the main Soviet forces around Leningrad, the Strelna Peterhof operation (ru) was mounted from 5 to 10 October but failed.