battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Summa
Battle of Summa was a battle fought on 22 December 1939 at Summa, in what is now Russia. It was part of the Winter War, which ran from 1939 to 1940. The recorded result: First battle: Finnish victory; Second battle: Soviet victory; Soviets overrun the Mannerheim Line. Recorded strength: Third Division against 7th Army; 13th Army.
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Record
| Date | 22 December 1939 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Summa, Russia 60.507N, 29.012E | |
| Part of | Winter War (1939 to 1940) | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Result | First battle: Finnish victory; Second battle: Soviet victory; Soviets overrun the Mannerheim Line. | |
| Belligerents | Finland | Soviet Union |
| Commanders | Gustaf Mannerheim; Harald Öhquist | Semyon Timoshenko |
| Strength | Third Division | 7th Army; 13th Army |
| Casualties and losses | 3,000 | 5,000 – 7,000 |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Taipale 1939, same recorded site
- Battle of Kämärä 1918, 9.5 km
- Battle of Honkaniemi 1940, 20 km
- Battle of Viipuri 1918, 26 km
- Siege of Vyborg 1710, 27 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Tolvajärvi 12 December 1939
- After: Battle of Kelja 25 December 1939
- All 14 engagements of Winter War
Elsewhere in 1939
- Battles of Khalkhin Gol Mongolia
- Battle of the River Plate
- Battle of Westerplatte Poland
- Battle of the Bzura Poland
- Siege of Warsaw Poland
Battle of Summa is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 186 in present-day Russia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3486941, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Summa, revision 1370274871, 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.