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Battle of Raate Road

Battle of Raate Road was a battle fought on 1 January 1940 at Raatteentie, in what is now Finland; it lasted 6 days. It was part of the Winter War, which ran from 1939 to 1940. The recorded result: Finnish victory. Recorded strength: 6,000 against 13,962–25,000; (Officially).

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Soviet equipment and fallen soldiers at Raate Road, Suomussalmi
Soviet equipment and fallen soldiers at Raate Road, Suomussalmi. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 January 1940lasted 6 days
WhereRaatteentie, Finland64.848N, 29.326E
OutcomeFinnish victory
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, 1940Battle of Kuhmo, 1940Battle of Honkaniemi, 194019391940Battle of Raate Road, 1940
16 placed engagements of the Winter War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 January 1940
to 7 January 1940
PlaceRaatteentie, Finland
64.848N, 29.326E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength6,00013,962–25,000; (Officially)
Casualties and losses310 killed; 618 wounded; 92 missing4,674 casualties (according to the Soviets); 7,000–9,000 killed; 1,300 captured; (according to Finnish estimates)
Commanders
  • Hjalmar Siilasvuo
  • Alexei Vinogradov
Battle of Raate RoadBattle of Raate RoadBattle of KuhmoSecond Battle of SummaBattle of SuomussalmiSiege of Kajaani CastleKiimasjärvi ExpeditionBattle of KuhmoBattle of SuomussalmiSiege of Kajaani CastleKiimasjärvi Expedition100 km64.848N, 29.326E
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Battle of Raate Road is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 108 in present-day Finland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2446643, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Raate Road, revision 1370272574, 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.