The Mannerheim Line from the Gulf of Finland to Lake Ladoga
Type
Defensive line
Site information
Controlled by
Finland
Site history
Built
1920–1924, 1932–1939
In use
1939–1940
Materials
Wood, boulders, concrete, steel, natural features
Battles/wars
Winter War
The Mannerheim Line (Finnish: Mannerheim-linja, Swedish: Mannerheimlinjen) was a defensive fortification line on the Karelian Isthmus built by Finland against the Soviet Union. While this was never an officially designated name, during the Winter War it became known as the Mannerheim Line, after Finnish Army's then commander-in-chief Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. The line was constructed in two phases: 1920–1924 and 1932–1939. By November 1939, when the Winter War began, the line was by no means complete.[1]
^Cite error: The named reference Edwards13 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
The MannerheimLine (Finnish: Mannerheim-linja, Swedish: Mannerheimlinjen) was a defensive fortification line on the Karelian Isthmus built by Finland...
Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (Swedish pronunciation: [kɑːɭ ˈɡɵ̂sːtav ˈěːmɪl ˈmânːɛrˌhɛjm], Finland Swedish: [kɑːrl ˈɡʉstɑv ˈeːmil ˈmɑnːærˌhejm] ;...
fortifications. The examples of "flexible" defense-lines (MannerheimLine, Árpád Line, Bar Lev Line) are not based on dense lines of heavily armed, large...
Alpine Wall National Redoubt (Switzerland) MannerheimLine List of surviving elements of the Siegfried Line Besseringen B-Werk, museum in a preserved bunker...
The battles were part of a Soviet campaign to penetrate the Finnish MannerheimLine in the Karelian Isthmus region to open a route into southern Finland...
Soviet-Finnish hostilities in World War II, such as MannerheimLine, VKT-line, VT-line, Main line (Finnish) and KaUR (Soviet), and fronts moved back and...
led to disaster. By that time, so many breaches had occurred in the MannerheimLine that the reports concerning them were virtually disregarded. The following...
VKT-line on the Karelian Isthmus. The fortifications of the Salpa Line were significantly more complete and stronger than those of the MannerheimLine. The...
War of 1939–1940 against Finland, he had the task of penetrating the MannerheimLine as commander of the 7th Army. He was awarded the title of Hero of the...
Scandinavia. 11 February 1940: Soviets score decisive breakthrough of MannerheimLine. 12 February 1940: Finns seek peace terms. 1–5 March 1940: Fighting...
line. The structures of the Harparskog line are largely preserved. The monument to the line is located at the place where Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim...
In military engineering, Finland planted granite boulders along its MannerheimLine to block invasion by Russian tanks in the Winter War of 1939–40. Granite...
from late December, training intensively for the breakthrough of the MannerheimLine. When Soviet infantry assaults supported by other tank units accomplished...
in which he completed over thirty combat missions and bombed the MannerheimLine; after the war was finished on 13 March 1940, he volunteered to stay...
river Vuoksi was a major Finnish defensive line against the Soviet advance. The MannerheimLine and VKT-line were located along the northern shore of its...
has been estimated to be "in the thousands". Iraq portal Maginot LineMannerheimLine Trench warfare Staff (n.d.). "Iraq and the Gulf War 1990-1991". (Directorate...
Soviet Union for years. Furthermore, Soviet historians argued that the MannerheimLine was built on Germany's initiative and using its experts. During the...
systems, if given enough time and resources. In the Winter War, the MannerheimLine was a system of flexible field fortification for the defending Finns...
Global Information