Battle of Kollaa

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Battle of Kollaa
Part of the Winter War
Date December 7, 1939 – March 13, 1940 Location Kollaa River, Finland 62°1′40″N 32°15′20″E / 62.02778°N 32.25556°E / 62.02778; 32.25556 Result Finnish victory
Belligerents
Finland	Soviet Union
Commanders and leaders
Woldemar Hägglund Division: Lauri Tiainen (Until 31 January) Antero Svensson (From 1 February)	Ivan Khabarov (Until 13 December) Grigori Shtern (From 13 December) 56th Division: (December) M.S. Yevstigneyev Corps: (February–March) 1st: Dmitri Kozlov 14th : V.G. Vorontsov
Strength
2 regiments and some small units[citation needed]	4 divisions, 1 tank brigade[citation needed]
Casualties and losses
1,500 dead or wounded (estimate)	8,000 dead or wounded
class=notpageimage| Location within Karelia Show map of Karelia Battle of Kollaa (Finland) Show map of Finland

The Battle of Kollaa was fought from December 7, 1939, to March 13, 1940, in Ladoga Karelia, Finland, as a part of the Soviet-Finnish Winter War.