One battle in this war saw one side lose many members of its engineering corps after unsuccessfully attempting to build a pontoon bridge over a namesake river, while another site of intense fighting saw one side utilize the Munasuo Swamp to break through before encircling their opponents by gaining control of Lahde.
The main naval engagement in this conflict was fought near the island of Russaro and saw one side nearly lose a cruiser due to coastal bombardment; the other side deployed its ships in harbor as an anti-aircraft measure. One battle in this war saw one side lose many members of its engineering corps after unsuccessfully attempting to build a pontoon bridge over a namesake river, while another site of intense fighting saw one side utilize the Munasuo Swamp to break through before encircling their opponents by gaining control of Lahde. Those clashes at Taipale and Summa are not as well known as the Battle of Raate Road, where one side used a decisive ambush; that was part of the larger Battle of Suomussalmi. It ended with the Moscow Peace Treaty and saw combat along the Mannerheim Line. For 10 points, name this conflict fought during a namesake season between Finland and the U.S.S.R.
The main naval engagement in this conflict was fought near the island of Russaro and saw one side nearly lose a cruiser due to coastal bombardment; the other side deployed its ships in harbor as an anti-aircraft measure.
{Winter} War