Summa

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Summa is a locality in Finland best known as a major battlefield of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.

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Summa canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
locality
village
war
associatedWith Finnish–Soviet conflicts
captureConflict Winter War
capturedBy Red Army
conflict Winter War
country Finland
currentCountry Russia
currentRegion Leningrad Oblast
endTime 1940-03-13
formerSettlementOf Finland before World War II
fortifiedAsPartOf Mannerheim Line fortifications
linked to: Mannerheim Line
frontLine Karelian Isthmus front in the Winter War
hasLanguage Finnish
historicalCountry Finland
historicalEvent Battle of Summa (1939–1940)
linked to: Battle of Summa
historicalSignificance key defensive sector on the Mannerheim Line
knownFor Battle of Summa
major battlefield of the Winter War
locatedIn Karelian Isthmus
Viipuri Province
former Viipuri Province of Finland
locatedNear Viipuri
Vyborg
location Karelian Isthmus
Summa
militaryRole Finnish defensive strongpoint
nearFrontLine Soviet–Finnish border (1939)
participant Finland
Finland
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
partOf Mannerheim Line
Soviet–Finnish Winter War
linked to: Winter War
startTime 1939-11-30
strategicImportance approach route to Vyborg
terrainType forest and marshland area
timePeriod 20th century
usedFor military operations during Winter War

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Battle of Summa (1939–1940) location Summa
subject linked to: Summa