Battle of Tolvajärvi
December 12, 1939 · Tolvajärvi
Result Finnish victory
Finnish troops defeated a Soviet division north of Lake Ladoga. It was the first major Finnish offensive victory of the Winter War and raised Finnish morale.
Finland
Soviet Union
Strength and losses
- Strength
- 20,000
- Killed
- 4,000–5,000
- Wounded
- 5,000
- Guns lost
- c. 30