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Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8
I thought that the main port was Murmansk, but there was some doubt there, so I left it out. I don't remember what province that the city was in; I'm curious as to whether or not the Nazi's ever controlled it.
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The other main Northern convoy port was Arkhangelsk, but that was further in on the White Sea. Murmansk is much closer to North Cape.
The siege of Murmansk was quite devastating - almost as destructive as Leningrad and Stalingrad - but it was not captured.