Soviet Baltic Sea campaign in 1945

Soviet naval Baltic Sea campaign in 1945
	Part of the Baltic Sea campaign of the Eastern Front of World War II
	; Wilhelm Gustloff was the most notable victim of the campaign.
Date	January – 9 May 1945
Location	Baltic Sea
Result	Soviet victory
Belligerents
Germany	Soviet Union
Strength
escort units; ; S-boots	20 submarines; ; motor torpedo boats
Casualties and losses
2 destroyers damaged; 1 submarine sunk; 2 torpedo boats sunk; 2 patrol vessels sunk; 1-2 landing crafts sunk; 1 auxiliary minesweeper sunk; ; 3 large transports sunk; 7-8 merchants sunk; 1 tanker sunk; 1 icebreaker sunk; 1 tug sunk	1 submarine sunk; ; 3 motor torpedo boats sunk
	1 swedish fishing boat sunk

The Soviet naval Baltic Sea campaign in 1945 was launched by the Soviet Navy to harass enemy shipping and naval military assets of Nazi Germany on the Eastern Front during World War II. Both submarines and surface units of the Soviet Navy were employed. The campaign scored successes during Operation Hannibal.