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
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| attackedBy |
Red Army
→
|
| climate |
extreme winter cold
→
|
| commandedBy |
Aaro Pajari
→
|
| conflict |
Winter War
→
|
| country |
Finland
→
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| defendedBy |
Finnish Army
→
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| endTime |
1940-03-13
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| era |
World War II
→
interwar period end → |
| hasCasualties |
Finnish forces
→
Soviet forces → |
| hasCommemoration |
annual Finnish remembrance events
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|
| 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
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| 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
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| sloganInEnglish |
Kollaa will hold
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|
| startTime |
1939-11-30
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| strategicImportance |
defense of approaches to central Finland
→
delaying Soviet advance toward the Finnish interior → |
| terrain |
forested
→
lakes and marshes → |
| timePeriod |
1939–1940
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|
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Battle of Kollaa
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associatedWith |
|
Eastern Front of the Winter War
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|
hasPart |