Winter War (1939–1940)

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:war
gptkbp:casualties high
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:FinnishAirForce used Fokker D.XXI
gptkbp:FinnishAllies gptkb:Swedish_volunteers
gptkbp:FinnishCasualties about 25,000 killed
gptkbp:FinnishDefenses gptkb:Mannerheim_Line
gptkbp:FinnishLeader gptkb:Risto_Ryti
gptkbp:FinnishLosses 11% territory lost
gptkbp:FinnishMorale high
gptkbp:FinnishPopulationDisplacement over 400,000 evacuated
gptkbp:FinnishResistance strong
gptkbp:FinnishTactics gptkb:motti_tactics
gptkbp:FinnishVolunteerSupport gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Estonia
gptkb:Hungary
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:FinnishWeapon gptkb:Suomi_KP/-31
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Continuation_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Winter War (1939–1940)
gptkbp:internationalResponse League of Nations expelled Soviet Union
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Joseph_Stalin
gptkbp:location gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Kollaa
gptkb:Battle_of_Suomussalmi
gptkb:Battle_of_Taipale
gptkb:Siege_of_Viipuri
gptkbp:objective capture Helsinki
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Soviet–Finnish_Non-Aggression_Pact
gptkbp:result gptkb:Moscow_Peace_Treaty
gptkbp:SovietAirForce used Polikarpov I-16
gptkbp:SovietCasualties about 126,000 killed
gptkbp:SovietLosses heavy casualties
gptkbp:SovietMilitaryProblems logistical issues
poor leadership
gptkbp:SovietMorale low
gptkbp:SovietPoliticalGoal buffer zone against Germany
gptkbp:SovietTactics mass infantry assaults
gptkbp:SovietWeapon gptkb:T-26_tank
gptkbp:startDate 1939-11-30
gptkbp:territorialChange Finland ceded Karelia to Soviet Union
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Moscow_Peace_Treaty
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Winter_War_(film,_1989)
gptkb:Finnish_border
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6