Kainuu front
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The Kainuu front was a key sector of the Finnish–Soviet Winter War, located in the Kainuu region of eastern Finland and marked by harsh winter conditions and mobile forest warfare.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military front
→
theatre of operations → |
| belligerent |
Finnish Army
→
Red Army → |
| conflict |
Winter War
→
|
| country |
Finland
→
|
| endTime |
1940-03-13
→
|
| hasCharacteristic |
deep snow
→
guerrilla-style tactics → harsh winter conditions → mobile forest warfare → severe cold → sparse road network → |
| locatedIn |
Kainuu
→
eastern Finland → |
| notableFor |
encirclement tactics in forests
→
use of ski troops → |
| opponent |
Finland
→
Soviet Union → |
| partOf |
Finnish defensive system in the Winter War
→
Finnish–Soviet Winter War → eastern front of the Winter War → |
| startTime |
1939-11-30
→
|
| strategicImportance |
defense of central Finland
→
protection of routes toward Oulu → |
| terrain |
forested
→
lakes and swamps → |
| timePeriod |
1939–1940
→
|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Battle of Suomussalmi
→
|
theater |