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Mannerheim Line

Russia · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1939–1940Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1939

Joseph Stalin30 November 1939

Mannerheim Line · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Russia attacks the Mannerheim Line to invade Finland

1940

Kiril Meretskov1 February 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Launches a attacks against the Mannerheim Line, Finlands main line of defence

Names involved

Joseph StalinKiril Meretskov

Provenance

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