Battle of Suomussalmi

Quand

7 déc. 1939 – 8 janv. 1940

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

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.

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

• World War II1 sept. 1939 · Guerre mondiale · Morts 75 000 000
• Winter War30 nov. 1939 · Guerre interétatique · Morts 145 000