Winter War
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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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| 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 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Soviet invasion of Finland
this entity surface form:
Talvisota
this entity surface form:
Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940
this entity surface form:
Soviet invasion of Finland in 1939
this entity surface form:
Soviet–Finnish Winter War
this entity surface form:
Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940
this entity surface form:
Finnish–Soviet conflict
this entity surface form:
Soviet invasion of Finland
this entity surface form:
Soviet–Finnish hostilities of 1939–1940
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Winter War period
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Winter War battles
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Winter War exhibition
this entity surface form:
Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940
this entity surface form:
Soviet–Finnish Winter War