Winter War

1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland. 
Finno-Russian War 1939–1940, Russo–Finnish War 1939–1940, Soviet–Finland War 1939–1940, Soviet–Finnish War 1939–1940

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1939 — 1940 aerial bombings during the Winter War, aerial bombings in Oulu during the Winter War, aerial warfare in the Winter War, Battle of Honkaniemi, Battle of Kelja, Battle of Kollaa, Battle of Kuhmo, Battle of Pelkosenniemi, Battle of Petsamo, Battle of Petäjäsaari, Battle of Raate Road, Battle of Salla, Battle of Summa, Battle of Suomussalmi, Battle of Taipale, Battle of Tolvajärvi, Battle of Varolampi Pond, Battle of Vyborg Bay, battles at the Karelian Isthmus during the Winter War, Eastern European theatre of World War II, Finland, Q11965448, Second Battle of Summa, Swedish intervention in the Winter War, war, World War II, 
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• Freebase entry^@
• Wikimedia People associated with Winter War
• Public Archaeology The Destruction of the Museums of Eastern Finland During the Winter War of 1939–40 and its Effect on Popular Memory^@
• Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11^@
  

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  Battle of Petsamo 1939
  
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  Battle of Petäjäsaari
  
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  Battle of Raate Road 1940
  
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  Battle of Salla 1939
  
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  Battle of Suomussalmi 1939
  
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  Battle of Varolampi Pond 1939
  
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  Battle of Vyborg Bay 1940
  
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  Q11965448 1939
  
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  Second Battle of Summa 1940
  
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  Finnish Civil War 1918
  

10.5 cm Cannon m/34 – 12.7×108mm – 152 mm howitzer-gun M1937 (ML-20) – 25 mm anti-tank gun SA-L – 7,62 ITKK 31 VKT – Anglo-Russian War – Army of the Isthmus – AVS-36 – Battle of Honkaniemi – Battle of Kelja – Battle of Kuhmo – Battle of Pelkosenniemi – Battle of Petsamo – Battle of Petäjäsaari – Battle of Summa – Battle of Suomussalmi – Battle of Taipale – Battle of Tolvajärvi – Battle of Varolampi Pond – Battle of Vyborg Bay – battles at the Karelian Isthmus during the Winter War – Carden Loyd tankette – Continuation War – Degtyaryova Pekhotny – DS-39 – DShK – Dyakonov grenade launcher – Eastern European theatre of World War II – Finnish Civil War – Finnish escort Aura II – Finnish Ladoga Naval Detachment – Fyodorov Automat – I Corps – II Corps – Iku-Turso – Ilmarinen – Kliment Voroshilov tank – Lahti-Saloranta M/26 – Louhi – M-172 – M/28 – M27 Infantry Rifle – Madsen 20 mm anti-aircraft cannon – Matti Kurki – Mosin–Nagant – Nagant M1895 – North Finland Group – Renault FT – RGD-33 grenade – RM-38 – Russo-Swedish War of 1741-1743 – S-4 – S-5 – S-6 – Savin–Norov machine gun – Savo Front – Second Battle of Summa – Sisu-class motor torpedo boat – SMK tank – Spade Mortar – Suomi KP/-31 – SVT – T-26 – Teletank – Uusimaa – Vesihiisi – Vetehinen – Väinämöinen – 

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Moscow Peace Treaty 1940

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Battle of Honkaniemi 1940

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Battle of Kelja 1939

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Battle of Kollaa 1939

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Battle of Kuhmo 1940

1939-11-30T00:00:00Z

Battle of Petsamo 1939

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Raate Road 1940

1939-11-30T00:00:00Z

Battle of Salla 1939

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Battle of Summa 1939

1939-12-07T00:00:00Z

Battle of Suomussalmi 1939

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Battle of Taipale 1939

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Battle of Tolvajärvi 1939

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Battle of Varolampi Pond 1939

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Battle of Vyborg Bay 1940

1939-12-01T00:00:00Z

Q11965448 1939

1940-01-01T00:00:00Z

Second Battle of Summa 1940

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Swedish intervention in the Winter War 1940

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aerial bombings in Oulu during the Winter War 1940

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Finnish Civil War 1918

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A Finnish guard during the Battle of Salla

Bristol Blenheim Mk. IV of the Finnish Air Force

DOT 1939

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Ilmari Honkanen

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LuokkavihaPropagandaa

Maxim M-32 machine gun being manned by Finnish troops during the Winter War

Pyoveli Mannerheim

Soviet POWs

Talvisodan aikainen eduskunta istunnossaan Kauhajoella

The War in Finland, 1940 HU52931

The War in Finland, 1940 HU52943

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А. М. Салов

Финская-листовка-1940

Финская-листовка-1940-2

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Wikimedia People associated with Winter War			Wikidata
link		Public Archaeology The Destruction of the Museums of Eastern Finland During the Winter War of 1939–40 and its Effect on Popular Memory@			Wikidata
link		Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11@			Wikidata
incident	1940	Moscow Peace Treaty			Wikidata
conflict	1940	Battle of Honkaniemi	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1939	Battle of Kelja	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1939	Battle of Kollaa	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1940	Battle of Kuhmo	battle		Wikidata
conflict		Battle of Pelkosenniemi	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1939	Battle of Petsamo	battle		Wikidata
conflict		Battle of Petäjäsaari	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1940	Battle of Raate Road	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1939	Battle of Salla	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1939	Battle of Summa	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1939	Battle of Suomussalmi	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1939	Battle of Taipale	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1939	Battle of Tolvajärvi	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1939	Battle of Varolampi Pond	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1940	Battle of Vyborg Bay	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1939	Q11965448	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1940	Second Battle of Summa	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1940	Swedish intervention in the Winter War			Wikidata
conflict		aerial bombings during the Winter War	airstrike		Wikidata
conflict	1940	aerial bombings in Oulu during the Winter War	airstrike		Wikidata
conflict		aerial warfare in the Winter War	aerial warfare		Wikidata
conflict		battles at the Karelian Isthmus during the Winter War	war front		Wikidata
war	1918	Finnish Civil War	World War I, civil war, Russian Civil War		Wikidata
image		A Finnish guard during the Battle of Salla			Wikimedia
image		Bristol Blenheim Mk. IV of the Finnish Air Force			Wikimedia
image		DOT 1939			Wikimedia
image		Finish propaganda7			Wikimedia
image		Finnish			Wikimedia
image		Finnish propaganda1			Wikimedia
image		Finnish propaganda2			Wikimedia
image		Finnish propaganda3			Wikimedia
image		Finnish propaganda4			Wikimedia
image		Finnish soldiers marching			Wikimedia
image		Finnish-propaganda-flyer-winterwar			Wikimedia
image		Finnish-russaro-234mm-coastalartillery-1930s			Wikimedia
image		Ilmari Honkanen			Wikimedia
image		Ivan Vladimirov the-surrender-of-the-finns-in-1940-russian-finnish-war-1940			Wikimedia
image		LuokkavihaPropagandaa			Wikimedia
image	1940	Maxim M-32 machine gun being manned by Finnish troops during the Winter War			Wikimedia
image		Pyoveli Mannerheim			Wikimedia
image	1940	Soviet POWs			Wikimedia
image		Talvisodan aikainen eduskunta istunnossaan Kauhajoella			Wikimedia
image		The War in Finland, 1940 HU52931			Wikimedia
image		The War in Finland, 1940 HU52943			Wikimedia
image		Winterwarcorpse			Wikimedia
image		А. М. Салов			Wikimedia
image		Финская-листовка-1940			Wikimedia
image		Финская-листовка-1940-2			Wikimedia

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