Battle of Kuhmo

Battle of Kuhmo
Part of the Winter War

Positions of the Army units
DateJanuary 28, 1940 — March 13, 1940
Location
Kuhmo, Finland
64°50′53.02″N 29°19′35.00″E / 64.8480611°N 29.3263889°E / 64.8480611; 29.3263889
Result Stalemate
Belligerents
 Finland  Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
54th Soviet Rifle Division
Location within Finland
Battle of Kuhmo (Karelia)

The Battle of Kuhmo was a series of skirmishes, mainly between January 28 and March 13, 1940, near the town of Kuhmo during the Soviet-Finnish Winter War. The 54th Soviet Rifle Division was encircled, but was able to hold out until the end of the war.

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