The effectiveness of motti, or encirclement, tactics was proven in this conflict at the Raatteentie Incident, and Hjalmar Siilasuvo emerged victorious in the larger battle of Suomussalmi.
In this war, defeat at Koivisto forced one side to retreat back to Vipurii. The effectiveness of motti, or encirclement, tactics was proven in this conflict at the Raatteentie Incident, and Hjalmar Siilasuvo emerged victorious in the larger battle of Suomussalmi. The invading side was expelled from the League of Nations as a result, and a major goal of the war was to cut off Germany's supply of iron ore. The invaders managed to take part of the Karelia Isthmus and the later Continuation War would mark an end to the interim peace guaranteed by the Moscow Peace Treaty. The Mannerheim Line was destroyed following the end of, FTP, what conflict during World War II between Finland and the Soviet Union?
In this war, defeat at Koivisto forced one side to retreat back to Vipurii.
The {Winter War}