Battle of Kuhmo

Battle of Kuhmo
	Part of the Winter War
	; Positions of the Army units
Date	January 28, 1940 — March 13, 1940
Location	Kuhmo, Finland64°50′53.02″N 29°19′35.00″E
Result	Stalemate
Belligerents
Finland	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
	54th Soviet Rifle Division
	Location within Finland Battle of Kuhmo (Karelia)

The Battle of Kuhmo was a series of skirmishes, mainly between January 28 and March 13, 1940, near the town of Kuhmo during the Soviet-Finnish Winter War. The 54th Soviet Rifle Division was encircled, but was able to hold out until the end of the war.

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