Battle of Raate Road
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The Battle of Raate Road (Finnish: Raatteen tien taistelu) was fought during the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland in January 1940, as a part of the Battle of Suomussalmi.
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Battle of Raate Road | |||||||
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Part of the Winter War | |||||||
Fragment of the destroyed Soviet column on the road | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Finland | Soviet Union | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hjalmar Siilasvuo | Alexei Vinogradov | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6,000 |
13,962–25,000[1] (Officially) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
310 killed[2] 618 wounded[2] 92 missing[2] |
4,674 casualties (according to the Soviets)[3] 7,000–9,000 killed1,300 captured (according to Finnish estimates)[4] | ||||||
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On December 7, 1939, the Soviet 163rd Rifle Division captured Suomussalmi, but found itself trapped deep inside Finnish territory, and the Soviet 44th Rifle Division was sent to aid the 163rd. Over the next week, Colonel Hjalmar Siilasvuo's outnumbered 9th Division stopped and decisively defeated the Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road.