Created by Tom Horn on 26 May 2009, Last Update on 26 May 2009

Battle of Suomussalmi - 30 Nov 1939

27,000 Russian forces are killed and 50 tanks destroyed as Finnish troops surround them in -40 degree F blizzard conditions.

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Tags : Europe,Finland,Soviet Union,Combat,Land

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