Battle of Raate Road 1940
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 1 January 1940 – 7 January 1940 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1940 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | World War II era (1939–1945) | derived from year |
| Location | Finland | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Battle of Suomussalmi, Winter War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Finland, Soviet Union | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 64.8481, 29.3264 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Raate Road (Finnish: Raatteen tien taistelu) was fought during the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland in January 1940, as a part of the Battle of Suomussalmi.
On December 7, 1939, the Soviet 163rd Rifle Division captured Suomussalmi, but found itself trapped deep inside Finnish territory, and the Soviet 44th Rifle Division was sent to aid the 163rd. Over the next week, Colonel Hjalmar Siilasvuo's outnumbered 9th Division stopped and decisively defeated the Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Raate Road (revision 1370272574), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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