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.

Aliases (14)

Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940 ×8
Finnish–Soviet Winter War ×2
Soviet invasion of Finland ×2
Soviet–Finnish Winter War ×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 in 1939 ×1
Soviet–Finnish hostilities of 1939–1940 ×1
Talvisota ×1
Winter War battles ×1
Winter War exhibition ×1
Winter War period ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet–Finnish War → military conflict → war →
alsoKnownAs	Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940 → Talvisota →
belligerent	Finland → Soviet Union →
cause	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 → 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 expelled the Soviet Union →
involves	Finnish Army → 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 (101)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
163rd Rifle Division → 44th Rifle Division → 44th Rifle Division ("Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940") → 9th Division (Finland) → Aaro Pajari → Adolf Ehrnrooth → Aleksei Vinogradov → Andrei Zelentsov → Baltic Fleet (Soviet Union) → Battle of Kollaa → Battle of Raate Road → Battle of Summa → Battle of Suomussalmi → Battle of Taipale → Boris Shaposhnikov → Eastern Front of the Winter War → Finnish Air Force → Finnish Army → Finnish Defence Forces → Hanko Peninsula → Hjalmar Siilasvuo → Kainuu front → Kirill Meretskov → Kollaa River → Kollaa front → Mannerheim Line → Mannerheim Line ("Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940") → Mikhail Shumilov → RKKA → Red Army → Simo Häyhä → Soviet Air Forces → Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive → Soviet Navy → Soviet armed forces → Soviet offensive of February 1940 → Summa, Karelian Isthmus → Wiljo Tuompo →	conflict
Battle of Raate Road → Battle of Summa → Battle of Suomussalmi ("Soviet–Finnish Winter War") → Battle of Taipale ("Soviet–Finnish hostilities of 1939–1940") → Eastern Front of the Winter War → Eastern Front of the Winter War ("Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940") → Kainuu front ("Finnish–Soviet Winter War") → Kollaa front ("Finnish–Soviet hostilities of 1939–1940") → Soviet Karelian Isthmus offensive → Soviet offensive of February 1940 →	partOf
Aleksei Vinogradov ("Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940") → Andrei Zelentsov → Andrei Zelentsov ("Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940") → Finland → Mikhail Kirponos → Vladimir Kurdyumov → Wiljo Tuompo →	participatedIn
Marshal of Finland → Mosin–Nagant rifle → SVT-40 →	usedInConflict
Winter War ("Talvisota") → Winter War ("Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940") →	alsoKnownAs
Karelian Isthmus → Ladoga Karelia →	cededAfter
Memorial to the fallen of the Winter War → Memorial to the fallen of the Winter War ("Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940") →	conflictCommemorated
Soviet–Finnish negotiations of 1938–1939 → Soviet–Finnish negotiations of 1938–1939 ("Soviet invasion of Finland in 1939") →	followedBy
Karelia → Ladoga Karelia →	historicalEvent
Semyon Timoshenko → Vyacheslav Molotov →	participantIn
Taipale → Taipale ("Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940") →	partOfConflict
Battle of Taipale ("Soviet invasion of Finland") → Continuation War →	precededBy
9th Division (Finland) ("Soviet–Finnish Winter War") → Battle of Kollaa →	war
Cross of Liberty →	associatedWithEvent
Kollaa River ("Battlefields of the Winter War") →	category
Winter War ("Soviet invasion of Finland") →	cause
Memorial to the fallen of the Winter War →	commemorates
Suomussalmi →	conflictOccurredHere
Salla →	conflictTheaterIn
Battle of Kollaa ("Finnish–Soviet conflict") →	conflictType
Petsamo, Finland →	contestedIn
Moscow Peace Treaty →	endedConflict
Finnish Navy →	engagement
Vyborg →	hasHistoricalEvent
Soviet–Finnish relations →	hasKeyConflict
Soviet–Finnish relations →	hasKeyEvent
Mannerheim family →	hasMemberInvolvedIn
Suomussalmi ("Winter War exhibition") →	hasNotableSite
World War II →	hasPart
Battle of Summa ("Winter War period") →	historicalEra
Suomussalmi ("Winter War battles") →	historicallyNotableFor
Joseph Stalin →	militaryConflict
Soviet military officers →	notableConflictParticipation
Bristol Blenheim ("Finnish–Soviet Winter War") →	notableOperation
Risto Ryti →	roleIn
Aleksei Vinogradov ("Soviet Union in the Winter War") →	sideInConflict
Karelian Isthmus →	siteOf
Order of the Cross of Liberty →	usedDuringConflict