Kollaa River

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river

Kollaa River is a waterway in eastern Finland that became historically significant as the site of intense fighting during the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
associatedWith	Finnish defensive operations → Soviet offensive operations →
belligerent	Finland → Soviet Union →
borderChanges	ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union after World War II →
category	Battlefields of the Winter War → Rivers of Finland → Rivers of the Republic of Karelia →
climate	subarctic winter conditions during Winter War →
commemoratedBy	Finnish military history literature → Finnish war museums →
conflict	Winter War →
country	Finland →
currentLocation	Russia →
formerCountry	Finland (pre–World War II borders) → Grand Duchy of Finland →
front	Karelian front of the Winter War →
hasMemorial	war memorials in Finland →
historicalSignificance	site of major battles in the Winter War →
languageOfToponym	Finnish → Russian →
locatedIn	Karelia → Republic of Karelia → eastern Finland →
militaryUnit	Finnish 12th Division → Finnish 13th Division →
notableBattle	Battle of Kollaa →
notablePerson	Aaro Pajari → Simo Häyhä →
partOf	Vuoksi river basin →
phraseAssociated	"Kollaa kestää" →
phraseMeaning	"Kollaa will hold" →
strategicImportance	defense of the Karelian Isthmus approaches →
terrainType	forest → marshland →
timePeriod	1939–1940 →
usedFor	defensive line →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Kollaa →	associatedWith