Battle of Kuhmo | |||||||
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Part of the Winter War | |||||||
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Finland | Soviet Union | ||||||
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54th Soviet Rifle Division | |||||||
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.