Mannerheim Line
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The Mannerheim Line was a major Finnish fortification system on the Karelian Isthmus that played a central defensive role against the Soviet Union during the Winter War.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karelian Isthmus fortifications | 1 |
| Mannerheim Line (defensive fortification line) | 1 |
| eastern end of Mannerheim Line | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortification line
ⓘ
military defensive line ⓘ |
| aftermath | territory ceded to the Soviet Union under the Moscow Peace Treaty of 1940 ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| conflict |
Winter War
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940
Winter War ⓘ |
| constructedInPeriod |
1920s
ⓘ
1930s ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1920s ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Russia ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Finnish conscript and reserve troops ⓘ |
| era |
Interwar period
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| fallDate | February 1940 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
anti-tank obstacles
ⓘ
artillery positions ⓘ barbed wire entanglements ⓘ bunkers ⓘ machine-gun nests ⓘ trenches ⓘ |
| influencedBy | World War I–era fortification concepts ⓘ |
| length | approximately 135 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Finland
ⓘ
Karelian Isthmus ⓘ former border region between Finland and the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ granite ⓘ |
| militaryTheater |
Continuation War
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Front of World War II (Nordic theatre)
|
| namedAfter |
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
ⓘ
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim ⓘ
surface form:
Mannerheim
|
| near |
Gulf of Finland
ⓘ
Lake Ladoga ⓘ |
| notableFor |
delaying Soviet advance during the Winter War
ⓘ
symbol of Finnish resistance ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Red Army
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| partOf | Finnish defensive system in the Winter War ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier Russian fortifications on the Karelian Isthmus ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Soviet offensive of February 1940 ⓘ |
| status |
partly destroyed
ⓘ
remains visible in present-day Russia ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
barrier to Soviet advance toward Viipuri and southern Finland
ⓘ
main Finnish defensive position on the Karelian Isthmus ⓘ |
| usedBy | Finnish Army ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mannerheim Line (defensive fortification line)
this entity surface form:
Karelian Isthmus fortifications