Battle of Salla
From Warlike
Q715182
The Battle of Salla was fought between Finnish and Soviet troops near Salla in northern Finland during the Winter War. The Soviets had orders to advance through Salla to Kemijärvi and Sodankylä, and from there to Rovaniemi in just two weeks. From there they were to advance to Tornio and cut Finland in two. The Finnish troops managed to stop the Soviet advance just east of Kemijärvi. During the last days of February 1940 the Finnish troops were replaced with the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish volunteers of the Stridsgruppen SFK.
1939 — 1940
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Swedish Volunteer Corps, Lapland Group, Finland, 
-
Location: 66.8333, 28.6667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1 places
-
ⓘ
1939-11-30T00:00:00Z
1940-02-28T00:00:00Z
1939 — 1940 Battle of Salla
{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}
A Finnish guard during the Battle of Salla| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1939 | Battle of Salla | battle, Swedish Volunteer Corps, Lapland Group | Wikidata |
| commons | image | A Finnish guard during the Battle of Salla | Commons | ||