Battle of Kuhmo

When

4 Jan 1940 – 7 Jan 1940

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

64.85° N, 29.33° E

Description

1940 battle

War

World War II

Battle fought during the Winter War

The Battle of Kuhmo was a series of skirmishes, mainly between January 28 and March 13, 1940, near the town of Kuhmo during the Soviet-Finnish Winter War. The 54th Soviet Rifle Division was encircled, but was able to hold out until the end of the war.

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• World War II1 Sep 1939 · World war · Deaths 75,000,000
• Winter War30 Nov 1939 · Interstate war · Deaths 145,000