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    The Battle of Tolvajärvi (['tol.va.jær.vi]; Finnish: Tolvajärven–Ägläjärven taistelu, Russian: Битва при Толваярви) was fought on 12 December 1939 between...
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    The Battle of Varolampi Pond also known as the 'Sausage War' occurred during the Winter War and was a precursor to the Battle of Tolvajärvi. On the night...
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    Aaro Pajari (category People from Häme Province (Grand Duchy of Finland))
    one of the four double recipients of the Mannerheim Cross 2nd Class. His greatest achievement was the Finnish victory at the Battle of Tolvajärvi in the...
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    Battle of Narvik 1941 Battle of Cape Matapan Battle of Pearl Harbor 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway Battle of Guadalcanal 1943 Battle of...
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    Paavo Talvela (category Military personnel from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland))
    advance in the area of Tolvajärvi. The Finnish position in the Tolvajärvi region was in severe danger, and upon arriving in his area of operations Talvela's...
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  • December 1939: Finns win the Battle of Tolvajärvi. 14 December 1939: The Soviet Union expelled from League of Nations. 23 December 1939: Finns organized...
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    "the Terror of Morocco", also became a living legend in the Battle of Kollaa. To the north, the Finns retreated from Ägläjärvi to Tolvajärvi on 5 December...
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  • Lake Tolvayarvi (redirect from Tolvajärvi)
    Lake Tolvajärvi (Russian: Толваярви; Finnish: Tolvajärvi) is a group of lakes in the Republic of Karelia, in the Ladoga Karelia. It is a part of the Vuoksi...
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  • December 12 (redirect from 12th of December)
    collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men. 1939 – Winter War: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, also known as the first major Finnish...
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    Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also This article lists all the battles that...
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    T-26 (category Light tanks of the Soviet Union)
    The T-26 was the most important tank of the Spanish Civil War and played a significant role during the Battle of Lake Khasan in 1938, as well as in the...
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  • 8th Army (Soviet Union) (category Field armies of the Soviet Union)
    Division in the battle of Tolvajärvi on 12 December. In the south, two Soviet divisions were united on the northern side of the coastal road of Lake Ladoga...
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  • Commanders of World War II were for the most part career officers. They were forced to adapt to new technologies and forged the direction of modern warfare...
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  • Finnish IV Corps (Winter War) (category Military units and formations of Finland in the Winter War)
    forces of the North Karelian Group. Group Talvela defeated a Soviet Division in the Battle of Tolvajärvi, one of the first Finnish victories of the war...
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  • leader of the Kazakhstan branch of Soviet Communist Party Nikolai Belyaev (general) [ru] (1897–1976), Soviet general during the Battle of Tolvajärvi in World...
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    Indro Montanelli (category Members of Giustizia e Libertà)
    enterprises of the battle of Tolvajärvi, and of men like captain Pajakka who, with 200 Sámi, successfully confronted 40,000 Russians in the region of Petsamo...
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  • sank in a collision with the battleship Barham off the Mull of Kintyre. The Battle of Tolvajärvi was fought, resulting in Finnish victory. German submarine...
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    Roman Ivanovich Panin (category Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner)
    The 139th Rifle Division fought in the Battle of Tolvajärvi on 12 December and retreated after the battle. On the next day, Panin was replaced by Dmitry...
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    Hannu Hannuksela (category People from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland))
    their advance. The attacks, combined with the Finnish victory at the battle of Tolvajärvi in northern Ladoga Karelia, winter weather and supply difficulties...
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    drowned. At the Battle of Tolvajärvi and afterwards, the Finnish managed to capture or destroy nearly 12 T-26 tanks during the defeat of the 75th Rifle...
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  • 139th Rifle Division (category Infantry divisions of the Soviet Union in World War II)
    609th, and 364th Rifle Regiments. Fighting as part of 8th Army, it was defeated at the Battle of Tolvajärvi on 12 December 1939. It was serving with 37th Rifle...
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  • Lake Yaglyayarvi (category Articles using infobox body of water without image)
    the lake was located on the territory of the Korpiselkä municipality of Finland. During the war the area was a scene of the battle of Tolvajärvi. v t e...
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  • 1939 Battle of Kollaa – 1939 Battle of Suomussalmi – 1939 Battle of Tolvajärvi – 1939 Battle of Taipale – 1939 Battle of Raate-Road – 1940 Battle of Summa...
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  • simulates battles at the brigade level during the American Civil War. RSS/LoB – The Regimental Sub-System Series / Line of Battle simulates battles at the...
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