Soviet–Finnish War (Winter War)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Soviet–Finnish_War_(Winter_War)

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:war
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Winter_War
gptkbp:casualties	high on both sides
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:Soviet_invasion_of_Finland
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Finland gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Carl_Gustaf_Emil_Mannerheim gptkb:Kliment_Voroshilov gptkb:Semyon_Timoshenko
gptkbp:endDate	1940-03-13
gptkbp:FinnishAllies	volunteers from Denmark volunteers from Estonia volunteers from Norway volunteers from Sweden
gptkbp:FinnishLosses	about 25,000 killed
gptkbp:FinnishTactics	gptkb:motti_tactics
gptkbp:internationalResponse	Soviet Union expelled from League of Nations
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Finland gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:lostTerritory	gptkb:Petsamo gptkb:Salla gptkb:Karelia gptkb:Viipuri
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Battle_of_Kollaa gptkb:Battle_of_Suomussalmi gptkb:Battle_of_Taipale gptkb:Battle_of_Summa
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Aarne_Juutilainen gptkb:Johan_Laidoner gptkb:Simo_Häyhä
gptkbp:objective	territorial concessions security of Leningrad
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Molotov–Ribbentrop_Pact
gptkbp:result	gptkb:Moscow_Peace_Treaty
gptkbp:significance	exposed Soviet military weaknesses demonstrated Finnish resilience influenced German perceptions of Soviet military
gptkbp:SovietLosses	estimates range from 126,000 to 167,000 killed
gptkbp:startDate	1939-11-30
gptkbp:treaty	gptkb:Moscow_Peace_Treaty
gptkbp:weapon	gptkb:BT-5_tank gptkb:Degtyaryov_machine_gun gptkb:Lahti-Saloranta_M/26 gptkb:Maxim_machine_gun gptkb:SVT-38_rifle gptkb:Suomi_KP/-31 gptkb:T-26_tank gptkb:Molotov_cocktail gptkb:Mosin–Nagant_rifle gptkb:BT-7_tank
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Soviet_Union_(early_phase)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Soviet–Finnish War (Winter War)