Battle of Raate Road
The Battle of Raate Road was fought during the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland in January 1940, as a part of the Battle of Suomussalmi.
Suomussalmi (Russian: Суомуссалми) is a municipality in Finland and is located in the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 8,445 (30 June 2015) and covers an area of 5,857.59 square kilometres (2,261.63 sq mi) of which 587.03 km2 (226.65 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Population: 9,974
Latitude: 64° 53' 12.66" N
Longitude: 28° 54' 28.01" E
The Battle of Raate Road was fought during the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland in January 1940, as a part of the Battle of Suomussalmi.
The Battle of Suomussalmi was fought between Finnish and Soviet forces in the Winter War.
Kiantajärvi is a rather large lake in the Oulujoki main catchment area. It is located in Suomussalmi municipality, in the region Kainuu, Finland. It is the 24th biggest lake in Finland. The lake is narrow and 50 km long in north–south direction. It …
Suomussalmi Airfield is an airfield in Suomussalmi, Finland, about 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) southwest of Suomussalmi centre.
Pesiöjärvi is a medium-sized lake in the Oulujoki main catchment area.