Battle of Kuhmo
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The Battle of Kuhmo was a significant engagement of the Winter War in early 1940, where Finnish forces successfully halted and encircled advancing Soviet troops in the Kuhmo region of eastern Finland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Kuhmo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1430070 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Kuhmo Context triple: [Hjalmar Siilasvuo, notableBattle, Battle of Kuhmo]
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A.
Battle of Vyborg
The Battle of Vyborg was a key 1918 engagement of the Finnish Civil War in which White forces captured the strategic city of Vyborg from the Reds, helping secure their overall victory.
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B.
Battle of Pruth
The Battle of Pruth was a 1711 conflict in which Ottoman forces encircled and forced the retreat of Peter the Great’s Russian army, leading to a significant setback for Russia during the Great Northern War.
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C.
Battle of Tikhvin
The Battle of Tikhvin was a World War II Eastern Front engagement in late 1941 in which Soviet forces halted and pushed back a German offensive threatening to cut off Leningrad.
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D.
Battle of Varna
The Battle of Varna was a decisive 1444 clash near Varna on the Black Sea in which an Ottoman victory crushed a major Christian crusading army and secured Ottoman dominance in the Balkans.
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E.
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
The Battle of Maloyaroslavets was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign that forced the French army to retreat along the devastated route of its advance, contributing significantly to its eventual destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Kuhmo Target entity description: The Battle of Kuhmo was a significant engagement of the Winter War in early 1940, where Finnish forces successfully halted and encircled advancing Soviet troops in the Kuhmo region of eastern Finland.
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A.
Battle of Vyborg
The Battle of Vyborg was a key 1918 engagement of the Finnish Civil War in which White forces captured the strategic city of Vyborg from the Reds, helping secure their overall victory.
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B.
Battle of Pruth
The Battle of Pruth was a 1711 conflict in which Ottoman forces encircled and forced the retreat of Peter the Great’s Russian army, leading to a significant setback for Russia during the Great Northern War.
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C.
Battle of Tikhvin
The Battle of Tikhvin was a World War II Eastern Front engagement in late 1941 in which Soviet forces halted and pushed back a German offensive threatening to cut off Leningrad.
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D.
Battle of Varna
The Battle of Varna was a decisive 1444 clash near Varna on the Black Sea in which an Ottoman victory crushed a major Christian crusading army and secured Ottoman dominance in the Balkans.
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E.
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
The Battle of Maloyaroslavets was a key engagement during Napoleon’s 1812 Russian campaign that forced the French army to retreat along the devastated route of its advance, contributing significantly to its eventual destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Finland
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| commander |
Hjalmar Siilasvuo
ⓘ
Mikhail Dukhanov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condition |
severe cold
ⓘ
winter ⓘ |
| conflict | Winter War ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| datePeriod | early 1940 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1940-03-13 ⓘ |
| FinnishCasualties | approximately 1,300 killed ⓘ |
| FinnishForceType | infantry ⓘ |
| FinnishStrength | approximately 11,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| FinnishUnit | 9th Division ⓘ |
| location |
Kainuu
ⓘ
eastern Finland ⓘ |
| notableFeature | encirclement of Soviet 54th Rifle Division into separate pockets ⓘ |
| objective | Soviet advance toward Oulu ⓘ |
| opponent | Red Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Karelian front of the Winter War
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Front of the Winter War
Winter War ⓘ |
| place | Kuhmo ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
Battle of Raate Road
ⓘ
Battle of Suomussalmi ⓘ |
| result |
Finnish defensive victory
ⓘ
Soviet division encircled ⓘ Soviet offensive halted ⓘ |
| SovietCasualties |
large number of prisoners
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several thousand killed ⓘ |
| SovietEquipmentLosses |
artillery pieces captured
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supplies captured ⓘ vehicles captured ⓘ |
| SovietForceType |
armour support
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| SovietStrength | approximately 25,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| SovietUnit |
23rd Rifle Corps
ⓘ
54th Rifle Division ⓘ 8th Army ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940-01-28 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
prevented Soviet forces from cutting Finland in two
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tied down significant Soviet forces ⓘ |
| tactic |
Finnish motti tactics
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encirclement ⓘ guerrilla-style small-unit attacks ⓘ |
| terrain |
forested
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lake-rich ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Battle of Kuhmo Description of subject: The Battle of Kuhmo was a significant engagement of the Winter War in early 1940, where Finnish forces successfully halted and encircled advancing Soviet troops in the Kuhmo region of eastern Finland.
Referenced by (2)
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