Battle of Raate Road

When

1 Jan 1940 – 7 Jan 1940

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

64.85° N, 29.33° E

Description

1940 battle during the Winter War between Soviet Union and Finland

War

World War II

Battle of the Winter War

The Battle of Raate Road was fought during the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland in January 1940, as a part of the Battle of Suomussalmi.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: Winter War: Battle of Raate Road – Outnumbered Finnish troops decisively defeat Soviet forces”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Sovyetler Birliği ile Finlandiya arasında Ratte Yolu Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “guerre d’Hiver : victoire décisive finlandaise sur la Russie à la bataille de la route de Raate”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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