Taipale

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locality

Taipale is a locality in Finland historically notable as a major battleground during the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.

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All labels observed (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	locality ⓘ
associatedWith	Finnish–Russian border conflicts ⓘ surface form: Finnish–Soviet border changes Mannerheim Line ⓘ
attackingForce	Red Army ⓘ
battleFront	Taipale sector ⓘ
country	Finland ⓘ
currentStatus	historical locality ⓘ
defendingForce	Finnish Army ⓘ
etymologyLanguage	Finnish language ⓘ surface form: Finnish
frontLine	Mannerheim Line ⓘ surface form: eastern end of Mannerheim Line
hasHeritage	Finnish military history ⓘ Soviet–Finnish war history ⓘ
historicalEvent	Battle of Taipale ⓘ
historicalRegion	Karelia ⓘ
language	Finnish ⓘ
locatedIn	Karelian Isthmus ⓘ eastern Finland ⓘ
locatedOn	Taipaleenjoki river ⓘ
memorialType	war history remembrance ⓘ
near	Lake Ladoga ⓘ
notableFor	Eastern Front of the Winter War ⓘ surface form: Winter War battles
partOfConflict	Winter War ⓘ surface form: Soviet–Finnish War of 1939–1940 Winter War ⓘ
relatedConflict	Continuation War ⓘ
resultOfBattles	Finnish defensive success in holding positions for extended period ⓘ heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
strategicImportance	access route toward Finnish heartland ⓘ defense of the Karelian Isthmus ⓘ
terrain	forested ⓘ marshy areas ⓘ riverine ⓘ
timePeriodOfMajorBattles	December 1939 ⓘ January 1940 ⓘ
usedFor	defensive fortifications during Winter War ⓘ

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

Battle of Taipale → location → Taipale ⓘ

Battle of Taipale → river → Taipale ⓘ

this entity surface form: Taipaleenjoki

Taipaleenjoki river → locatedNear → Taipale ⓘ

this entity surface form: Taipale village