Kollaa front

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Kollaa front was a key defensive sector held by Finnish forces during the Winter War, renowned for its stubborn resistance against the Soviet offensive.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield
military front
associatedWith Simo Häyhä
attackedBy Red Army
climate extreme winter cold
commandedBy Aaro Pajari
conflict Winter War
country Finland
defendedBy Finnish Army
endTime 1940-03-13
era World War II
interwar period end
hasCasualties Finnish forces
Soviet forces
hasCommemoration annual Finnish remembrance events
hasFeature field fortifications
sniper activity
trench systems
hasLanguage Finnish
Russian
locatedIn Ladoga Karelia
eastern Finland
memorializedBy Finnish military histories
war memorials in Finland
militaryBranch Finnish infantry
namedAfter Kollaa River NERFINISHED
notableFor heavy Soviet numerical superiority
stubborn Finnish resistance
successful delay of Soviet advance
notablePerson Aaro Pajari
Simo Häyhä
opponent Soviet Union
opposedBy Soviet armor
Soviet infantry
partOf Finnish defensive line in Ladoga Karelia
Finnish eastern front in the Winter War
Finnish–Soviet hostilities of 1939–1940
Karelian theater of the Winter War
result Finnish tactical defensive success
front held by Finland until end of Winter War
slogan Kollaa kestää
sloganInEnglish Kollaa will hold
startTime 1939-11-30
strategicImportance defense of approaches to central Finland
delaying Soviet advance toward the Finnish interior
terrain forested
lakes and marshes
timePeriod 1939–1940

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of Kollaa
associatedWith
Eastern Front of the Winter War
hasPart

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