Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Hjalmar Siilasvuo

Battles of Hjalmar Siilasvuo

Finnish general (1892–1947)

Hjalmar Siilasvuo is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1939 and 1944: 4 battles and 2 campaigns across 2 present-day countries, most in Finland (4), Russia (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 2,100 km apart end to end, 420 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Winter War (2), World War II (2), Continuation War (1).

Battle of TornioBattle of SuomussalmiBattle of Raate RoadOperation Silver FoxOperation Arctic FoxBattle of VuosalmiBattle of SuomussalmiBattle of Raate RoadOperation Silver FoxOperation Arctic FoxBattle of VuosalmiSt. PetersburgHelsinkiTromsøPetrozavodskTampereVaasaLuleåRovaniemi500 km64.842N, 28.823E
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1939: 1 engagements1940: 1 engagements1941: 2 engagements2 in 19411944: 2 engagements2 in 194419391944
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Suomussalmi, 1939Battle of Raate Road, 1940Operation Silver Fox, 1941Operation Arctic Fox, 1941Battle of Vuosalmi, 1944Battle of Tornio, 194419391944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 4

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
7 December 1939Battle of SuomussalmiSuomussalmi, FinlandFinnish victory
1 January 1940Battle of Raate RoadRaatteentie, Finland21 km EFinnish victory
1941Operation Silver FoxSápmi, Russia486 km NAllied victory
1941Operation Arctic FoxSalla, Finland301 km SWStalemate
1944Battle of VuosalmiKarelian Isthmus, Russia681 km SFinnish victory
1944Battle of TornioKemi, Finland611 km NFinnish victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, The original uploader was Vesteri at Finnish Wikipedia., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.