Winter War Monument, Suomussalmi, Finland
As part of the pilgrimage I made with my daughter to Finland, the homeland of many of her ancestors, we visited Suomussalmi, from whence one of her great-grandfathers emigrated to America. It was the site of bitter and brutal fighting between Finns and invading (and soon decimated) Soviets during the 105-day Winter War in 1939-40, not to mention during the Continuation War not long after that. As my daughter learned, her last name, inherited with pride from her mother, is common in this district, and many of her clan paid with their lives during the war(s), according to a local historian. The Raatteen Portti Winter War Museum is located next to this memorial, and serves to start your journey along the memorial Raate Road, where one of the deciding battles of the Winter War was fought. Memorials to Finnish, Ukrainian and Russian troops who died along the frozen hell of the road can be seen as you continue toward the border, along with reconstructed trenches. Farther along, the Continuation War Museum is located where gates mark the boundary of the Finland-Russia border security zone.
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The Winter War Raatteentie- Finnish handgun
The Winter War Raatteentie- Finnish handgun.
Raatteen Portti in Suomussalmi
Winterwar museum in Suomussalmi.Lot of all kind of war material to see.Only 18 km to the Russian border.Nice place to visit if you are intrested WW2.More info raatteenportti.fi
Winter War at Suomussalmi-Raatteen Portti
Film shown at the Winter War at Suomussalmi exhibition at the Raatteen Portti
Worldwar 2 Museum Finland
Museum about Winter war 1939-1940 and Continuation war 1941-1944. Talvi Sota / Jatko Sota. Vinterkriget / Fortsättningskriget.
Raatteen vartiomuseo 1939- winter war museum
Raatteen vartiomuseo 1939- winter war museum.
Raatteentie Museum.
Raatteen tien taisteluun uutta tulkintaa
Raatteentie - Raate road - Winter war
Some pictures of raate road today and then and some war time equipment.
The Battle of Raate Road was a battle fought during the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland in January 1940, as a part of the Battle of Suomussalmi.
On December 7, 1939, the Soviet 163rd Rifle Division captured Suomussalmi, but found itself trapped deep inside Finnish territory, and the Soviet 44th Rifle Division was sent to aid the 163rd. Over the next week, Colonel Hjalmar Siilasvuo's outnumbered 9th Division stopped and decisively defeated the Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road. Finnish motti tactics proved to be very effective in this battle.
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War pictures SA-kuvat
Raatteentien taistelu
Tiiän että alussa olevat klipit on itärintamalta saksaa vastaan. Talvisotaklippei on vaan hiukan haastava löytää :)
The Winter War- small arms raatteentie
The Winter War- small arms raatteentie.
Raatteentie Museum,
2015 09 10 Raatteentien Muistomerkit
Finland 1939-1940 The Battle of Suomussalmi - Raate
Raate-Suomussalmi. Tappion puna-armeijan alla Suomussalmelle ja Raatskoy tielle! Iankaikkinen muisti kaikissa fallen sotilaiden! Kumarran Suomessa. Battle at Suomussalmi ended in in complete defeat 163, and 44 Infantry Division. According to Finnish data loss amounted to killed 13,000-27,500 wounded, frostbitten, 2,100 captives, 43 tanks seized 71 field gun, 260 trucks, 1170 horses, 29 anti-tank guns. In the battle on the road Raatskoy at Finnish data 7000-9000 Red Army were killed, 1300 prisoners. Total Raatskoy on the road and in the battles of Suomussalmi according to conservative estimates killed more than 20 thousand. Red Army
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Winter War Raatteentie- guard Museum 1939
Winter War Raatteentie- guard Museum 1939.
Raatteentie Museum,
The Winter War- Raatteentie military material
The Winter War- Raatteentie military material.
Winter war aircraft wings 1939 in Raatteentie
Winter war aircraft wings 1939.
Raatteentie Museum, purasjokilinja.
Raatteen tie -sarjakuvan traileri
Raatteen tie - todenmukainen sarjakuva talvisodan kohtalonhetkistä. Traileri Otavan julkaisemasta Raatteen tie -sarjakuvasta. Käsikirjoitus Pekka Lehtosaari, kuvat Hannu Lukkarinen, Musiikki Tuomas Kantelinen
Raatteen Portti Suomussalmella
Raatteen Portti, talvisotanäyttely ja musitomerkki Suomussalmella
⚠️T-26 tank 1939⚠️- winter war raatteentie
T-26 tank 1939- winter war raatteentie.
Raatteentie Museum, purasjokilinja. The Winter War, the Second World War tank. Finland v Neuvostoliitto.panssarivaunu
Konepistooli in Winter War Raatteentie- guard Museum
Konepistooli in Winter War Raatteentie- guard Museum.
Raatteentie Museum,