44th Rifle Division

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Soviet military unit infantry division rifle division

The 44th Rifle Division was a Soviet Red Army infantry formation best known for its disastrous defeat and destruction during the Winter War’s Battle of Suomussalmi in 1939–1940.

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Surface form Occurrences
Soviet 44th Rifle Division 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet military unit ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
rifle division ⓘ
battle Battle of Suomussalmi ⓘ
branch Red Army infantry ⓘ
causeOfDefeat effective Finnish tactics ⓘ
harsh winter conditions ⓘ
logistical failures ⓘ
conflict Winter War ⓘ
surface form: Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940

Winter War ⓘ
country Soviet Union ⓘ
fate destroyed at Battle of Suomussalmi ⓘ
historicalEra World War II ⓘ
surface form: World War II period
locationOfBattle Suomussalmi ⓘ
surface form: Suomussalmi, Finland
notableEvent encirclement and destruction in winter conditions ⓘ
notableFor disastrous defeat at Battle of Suomussalmi ⓘ
opponent Finnish Army ⓘ
partOf Red Army ⓘ
timePeriod 1939–1940 ⓘ
warTheater Finnish front ⓘ

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Battle of Suomussalmi → SovietUnit → 44th Rifle Division ⓘ
9th Division (Finland) → faced → 44th Rifle Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Soviet 44th Rifle Division
Battle of Raate Road → opponent → 44th Rifle Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Soviet 44th Rifle Division