Battle of Varolampi Pond

Battle of Varolampi Pond
	Part of Winter War and Battle of Tolvajärvi
Date	10-11 December 1939
Location	Northwest of Tolvajärvi, north of Lake Ladoga62°18′N 31°22′E / 62.300°N 31.367°E
Result	Finnish victory Soviet attack repulsed;
Belligerents
Finland	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Aaro Pajari	Kombrig Nikolai Belyaev
Strength
10th Infantry Division	718th Rifle Regiment
Casualties and losses
20 killed; 55 wounded	100+ killed
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Karelia Battle of Varolampi Pond (Finland)

The Battle of Varolampi Pond also known as the 'Sausage War'^[1]^[2] occurred during the Winter War and was a precursor to the Battle of Tolvajärvi.

^ Nenye, Vesa; Munter, Peter; Wirtanen, Toni; Birks, Chris (2015-09-20). Finland at War: The Winter War 1939–40. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472813589.
^ Blakemore, Erin. "The Bizarre 'Sausage War' That Inspired Hitler". HISTORY. Retrieved 2018-12-15.

[1] Nenye, Vesa; Munter, Peter; Wirtanen, Toni; Birks, Chris (2015-09-20). Finland at War: The Winter War 1939–40. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472813589.

[2] Blakemore, Erin. "The Bizarre 'Sausage War' That Inspired Hitler". HISTORY. Retrieved 2018-12-15.

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