SOVIET-FINNISH WAR: NATURAL FEATURES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE PROGRESS
OF MILITARY ACTIONS IN NORTHERN PRILADOZH’E Cover Image

СОВЕТСКО-ФИНЛЯНДСКАЯ ВОЙНА: ПРИРОДНЫЕ ОСОБЕННОСТИ И ИХ ВЛИЯНИЕ НА ХОД БОЕВЫХ ДЕЙСТВИЙ В СЕВЕРНОМ ПРИЛАДОЖЬЕ
SOVIET-FINNISH WAR: NATURAL FEATURES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE PROGRESS OF MILITARY ACTIONS IN NORTHERN PRILADOZH’E

Author(s): Alexandr Pavlovich Martysevich
Subject(s): History
Published by: Петрозаводский государственный университет
Keywords: Soviet-Finnish war; natural and climatic conditions; military operations; Red Army

Summary/Abstract: Among important factors that had a significant impact on the outcome of the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939–1940 are the natural andclimate conditions of the combat operations, especially in the area of the Northern Ladoga area. These factors, which constitutea particular relevance to the study, are not satisfactory detailed in special literature. The purpose of this article is to prove that thegeographical, climatic and weather conditions of the region under consideration, at the time of the event had a critical influence onthe course of the military operations in the Northern Ladoga area. The Red Army incurred huge losses in manpower and militaryequipment due to challenging natural and weather conditions. We came to a conclusion, expressed in the thesis statement, thata whole set of external factors was not taken into consideration in the process of combat plans’ development, which eventually hada disastrous impact on the Red Army.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 5 (174)
  • Page Range: 76-79
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Russian