Battle of Kollaa
| Battle of Kollaa | |||||||
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| Part of the Winter War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Finland | Soviet Union | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Woldemar Hägglund Division: Lauri Tiainen (Until 31 January) Antero Svensson (From 1 February) |
Ivan Khabarov (Until 13 December) Grigori Shtern (From 13 December) 56th Division: (December) M.S. Yevstigneyev Corps: (February–March) 1st: Dmitri Kozlov 14th : V.G. Vorontsov | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 12th Division |
In December 56th Rifle Division In March 1st Rifle Corp 14th Rifle Corp (6 divisions) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,500 dead or wounded (estimate) | 8,000 dead or wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Kollaa was fought from December 7, 1939, to March 13, 1940, in Ladoga Karelia, Finland, as a part of the Soviet-Finnish Winter War.