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Battle of Kollaa

Battle of Kollaa was a battle fought on 7 December 1939 at Kollaa, in what is now Russia; it lasted 3 months. It was part of the Winter War, which ran from 1939 to 1940. The recorded result: Finnish victory.

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Map of Battle of Kollaa between Finland and USSR, action in March 1940
Map of Battle of Kollaa between Finland and USSR, action in March 1940. Ukas, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought7 December 1939lasted 3 months
WhereKollaa, Russia62.028N, 32.256E
OutcomeFinnish victory
BelligerentsFinlandagainstSoviet Union
Casualties and losses1,500 dead or wounded (estimate)and8,000 dead or wounded
Part ofWinter War1939 to 1940

Where it sits in the Winter War

Battle of Petsamo, 1939Battle of Salla, 1939Battle of Taipale, 1939Battle of Suomussalmi, 1939Battle of Kollaa, 1939Battle of Varolampi Pond, 1939Battle of Tolvajärvi, 1939Battle of Summa, 1939Battle of Kelja, 1939Battle of Raate Road, 1940Battle of Vyborg Bay, 1940Second Battle of Summa, 1940aerial bombings in Oulu during the Winter War, 1940Battle of Kuhmo, 1940Battle of Honkaniemi, 194019391940Battle of Kollaa, 1939
19 placed engagements of the Winter War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 December 1939
to 13 March 1940
PlaceKollaa, Russia
62.028N, 32.256E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Casualties and losses1,500 dead or wounded (estimate)8,000 dead or wounded
Commanders
  • Woldemar Hägglund
  • Lauri Tiainen
  • Antero Svensson
  • Ivan Khabarov
  • Grigori Shtern
  • M.S. Yevstigneyev
  • Dmitri Timofeyevich Kozlov
  • Vasily Vorontsov (General)
Battle of KollaaBattle of KollaaBattle of TolvajärviBattle of Varolampi PondBattle of NietjärviBattle of VärtsiläBattle of IlomantsiBattle of TolvajärviBattle of NietjärviBattle of VärtsiläBattle of IlomantsiPetrozavodskJoensuuKondopogaSvetogorskSavonlinna100 km62.028N, 32.256E
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Battle of Kollaa is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 425 in present-day Russia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q934266, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kollaa, revision 1379800469, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.