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Battle of Kuhmo

Battle of Kuhmo was a battle fought on 4 January 1940 at Kuhmo, in what is now Finland; it lasted 3 days. It was part of the Winter War, which ran from 1939 to 1940. The recorded result: Stalemate.

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Fought4 January 1940lasted 3 days
WhereKuhmo, Finland64.848N, 29.326E
OutcomeStalemate
BelligerentsFinlandagainstSoviet Union
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 Kuhmo, 1940
19 placed engagements of the Winter War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 January 1940
to 7 January 1940
PlaceKuhmo, Finland
64.848N, 29.326E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of KuhmoBattle of KuhmoBattle of Raate RoadSecond Battle of SummaBattle of SuomussalmiSiege of Kajaani CastleKiimasjärvi ExpeditionBattle of Raate RoadBattle of SuomussalmiSiege of Kajaani CastleKiimasjärvi Expedition100 km64.848N, 29.326E
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Battle of Kuhmo is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 121 in present-day Finland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q751002, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Kuhmo, revision 1382927535, 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.