Battle of Suomussalmi

When

7 Dec 1939 – 8 Jan 1940

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

64.89° N, 28.89° E

Description

1939 battle fought between Finnish and Soviet forces in the Winter War

War

World War II

Battle in the Winter War

The Battle of Suomussalmi was fought between Finnish and Soviet forces in the Winter War. The action took place from 30 November 1939 to 8 January 1940. The outcome was a Finnish victory against superior forces. The battle is considered the war's clearest, most important, and most significant Finnish victory in the northern half of Finland.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article

• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Winter War: Battle of Suomussalmi – Finnish forces destroy the Soviet 44th Rifle Division”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Winterkrieg zwischen Finnland und der Sowjetunion beginnt die Schlacht von Suomussalmi”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “bataille de Suomussalmi”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Заканчивается битва при Суомуссалми (с 30 ноября 1939) во время Советско-финской войны”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Cerca de Suomussalmi (Finlandia), en el marco de Guerra de Invierno”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