Winter War with Finland

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
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:effectOnFinland Evacuation of 400,000 Finns
Loss of 11% of territory
gptkbp:effectOnSovietUnion Military reforms
Reputation damage
gptkbp:endDate 1940-03-13
gptkbp:FinnishAllies gptkb:Swedish_volunteers
International volunteers
gptkbp:FinnishDefense gptkb:Mannerheim_Line
gptkbp:FinnishLosses gptkb:Petsamo
gptkb:Salla
gptkb:Karelia
Significant casualties
gptkbp:FinnishTactics gptkb:Molotov_cocktail
Guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Continuation_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Winter War with Finland
gptkbp:internationalResponse Soviet Union expelled from League of Nations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Finland
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Carl_Gustaf_Emil_Mannerheim
gptkb:Kliment_Voroshilov
gptkb:Semyon_Timoshenko
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Kollaa
gptkb:Battle_of_Suomussalmi
gptkb:Battle_of_Taipale
gptkb:Battle_of_Summa
gptkb:Battle_of_Tolvajärvi
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Aarne_Juutilainen
gptkb:Johan_Laidoner
gptkb:Simo_Häyhä
gptkbp:objective Security buffer for Leningrad
Territorial gain
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy Soviet–Finnish negotiations
gptkbp:result gptkb:Moscow_Peace_Treaty
Territorial losses for Finland
gptkbp:significance Demonstrated Finnish resistance
Exposed Soviet military weaknesses
Influenced German perception of Soviet military
gptkbp:SovietLosses Heavy casualties
gptkbp:SovietTactics Heavy artillery
Mass infantry assaults
gptkbp:startDate 1939-11-30
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Moscow_Peace_Treaty
1940-03-12
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soviet_Union_(1939)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7