Winter War

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Soviet–Finnish War military conflict war

The Winter War was a 1939–1940 conflict in which the Soviet Union invaded Finland, leading to fierce Finnish resistance in harsh Arctic conditions and significant casualties on both sides.

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All labels observed (23)

Label	Occurrences
Winter War canonical	144
Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940	9
Soviet invasion of Finland	3
Finnish–Soviet Winter War	2
Soviet–Finnish Winter War	2
Soviet–Finnish hostilities of 1939–1940	2
Battlefields of the Winter War	1
Finnish–Soviet conflict	1
Finnish–Soviet hostilities of 1939–1940	1
Soviet Union in the Winter War	1
Soviet invasion of Finland (1939)	1
Soviet invasion of Finland (1939–1940)	1
Soviet invasion of Finland in 1939	1
Soviet invasion of Finland in November 1939	1
Soviet–Finnish War	1
Soviet–Finnish War (Winter War)	1
Soviet–Finnish conflicts	1
Talvisota	1
Winter War battles	1
Winter War exhibition	1
Winter War period	1
Winter War territorial changes between Finland and the Soviet Union	1
Winter War with Finland	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet–Finnish War ⓘ military conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Winter War ⓘ surface form: Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940 Winter War ⓘ surface form: Talvisota
belligerent	Finland ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ
cause	Winter War self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Soviet invasion of Finland territorial demands by the Soviet Union ⓘ
commandedBy	Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim ⓘ
date	1939 ⓘ 1940 ⓘ
defensiveLine	Mannerheim Line ⓘ
endDate	1940-03-13 ⓘ
followedBy	Continuation War ⓘ
front	Arctic front ⓘ Karelian Isthmus ⓘ Karelian Isthmus ⓘ surface form: Ladoga Karelia
hasCasualties	heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
hasKeyBattle	Battle of Kollaa ⓘ Battle of Summa ⓘ Battle of Suomussalmi ⓘ Battle of Taipale ⓘ
internationalReaction	League of Nations ⓘ surface form: League of Nations expelled the Soviet Union
involves	Finnish Army ⓘ Mannerheim Line ⓘ surface form: Karelian Isthmus fortifications Red Army ⓘ
location	Finland ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ
notableFor	Finnish defensive tactics ⓘ Motti tactics ⓘ harsh winter conditions ⓘ use of ski troops ⓘ
opposedBy	Joseph Stalin ⓘ
partOf	World War II ⓘ
precededBy	Soviet–Finnish negotiations of 1938–1939 ⓘ
receivedSupportFrom	Denmark ⓘ France ⓘ Norway ⓘ Sweden ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
receivedVolunteersFrom	Denmark ⓘ Norway ⓘ Sweden ⓘ other countries ⓘ
result	Soviet victory ⓘ
startDate	1939-11-30 ⓘ
territorialChange	Finland ceded Karelian Isthmus to the Soviet Union ⓘ Finland ceded city of Viipuri to the Soviet Union ⓘ Soviet Union annexed parts of Finnish Karelia ⓘ
treaty	Moscow Peace Treaty ⓘ
weatherCondition	Arctic winter ⓘ extreme cold ⓘ

Referenced by (179)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World War II → hasPart → Winter War ⓘ

Joseph Stalin → militaryConflict → Winter War ⓘ

Winter War → cause → Winter War self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet invasion of Finland

Winter War → alsoKnownAs → Winter War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Talvisota

Winter War → alsoKnownAs → Winter War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940

Finnish Army → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

Soviet–Finnish negotiations of 1938–1939 → followedBy → Winter War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet invasion of Finland in 1939

Red Army → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

Karelian Isthmus → siteOf → Winter War ⓘ

Karelian Isthmus → cededAfter → Winter War ⓘ

Battle of Suomussalmi → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

Battle of Suomussalmi → partOf → Winter War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet–Finnish Winter War

Mannerheim Line → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940

Finnish Defence Forces → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

Soviet military officers → notableConflictParticipation → Winter War ⓘ

Moscow Peace Treaty → endedConflict → Winter War ⓘ

Battle of Kollaa → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

Battle of Kollaa → war → Winter War ⓘ

Battle of Kollaa → conflictType → Winter War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Finnish–Soviet conflict

Battle of Taipale → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

Battle of Taipale → precededBy → Winter War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet invasion of Finland

Battle of Taipale → partOf → Winter War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet–Finnish hostilities of 1939–1940

Finnish Air Force → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

Battle of Summa → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

Battle of Summa → partOf → Winter War ⓘ

Battle of Summa → historicalEra → Winter War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Winter War period

Soviet Air Forces → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

Finland → participatedIn → Winter War ⓘ

Continuation War → precededBy → Winter War ⓘ

Soviet armed forces → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

RKKA → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

Order of the Cross of Liberty → usedDuringConflict → Winter War ⓘ

Vyacheslav Molotov → participantIn → Winter War ⓘ

Marshal of Finland → usedInConflict → Winter War ⓘ

Petsamo, Finland → contestedIn → Winter War ⓘ

163rd Rifle Division → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

Semyon Timoshenko → participantIn → Winter War ⓘ

Suomussalmi → historicallyNotableFor → Winter War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Winter War battles

Suomussalmi → conflictOccurredHere → Winter War ⓘ

Suomussalmi → hasNotableSite → Winter War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Winter War exhibition

Hjalmar Siilasvuo → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

44th Rifle Division → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940

Karelia → historicalEvent → Winter War ⓘ

Vyborg → hasHistoricalEvent → Winter War ⓘ

9th Division (Finland) → conflict → Winter War ⓘ

9th Division (Finland) → war → Winter War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Soviet–Finnish Winter War

Kainuu front → conflict → Winter War ⓘ