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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. This battle is considered the clearest, most important, and most significant Finnish victory in the northern half of Finland. [4]
Dead Soviet soldiers and their equipment at Raate Road, Suomussalmi, after being ambushed and encircled at the Battle of Raate Road. The Suomussalmi–Raate engagement was a double operation [176] which would later be used by military academics as a classic example of what well-led troops and innovative tactics can do against a much larger ...
The well trained Soviet 81st Mountain Rifles Regiment played a major role in the Battle of Suomussalmi. [8] Most military historians date the Battle of the Raate Road from 1 January to 7 January 1940. The Raate Road was a battlefield during the entire Winter War. Before the main battle against the 44th Division, the Finns fought defensive ...
During the Winter War of 1939–40, several battles were fought in the area around Suomussalmi, the most important ones being the Battle of Suomussalmi and the Battle of Raate Road. In these battles, Finnish forces defeated numerically superior Soviet forces. Suomussalmi hosted the 2016 World Berry Picking Championship. [6]
By 1941 the Army was designated the 9th Separate Army (briefly) and included the 14th, 35th and 48th Rifle Corps (the last under then General Major Rodion Malinovsky), 2nd Cavalry Corps, 2nd and 18th Mechanised Corps, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 84th, 86th Fortified Regions and a number of other units – the biggest army on the Soviet border before the German Operation Barbarossa began.
The flat plain in Suomussalmi appears to be populated with a crowd of colorfully dressed people at first glance -- until you take a closer look. Creepy figures spotted on Google Maps view of ...
Geopix/Alamy Stock PhotoThe war in Finland had started about three weeks before. When the headlines announced that Helsinki had been bombed I thought it would be another Poland—that the country ...
Kiantajärvi lake played a significant role in the Battle of Suomussalmi during the Winter War in December 1939. Kiantajärvi is also known for the author Ilmari Kianto, who had his home named Turjanlinna on the shore of Niskaselkä open area. The author's grave is situated in Niettussaari island near his home.