![]() As the 44 th crept westward, the Finns blew up tanks and trucks along sections of the convoy, halting their advance. The 44th was stalled on the narrow, forested road, 12 kilometers to the south. The heavily outnumbered Finnish 9th Division under Colonel Hjalmar Siilasvuo had already encircled the Soviet 163rd Division in the village of Suomussalmi when it was ordered to destroy the Soviet 44th Division advancing along Raate Road from the border. ![]() Anticipating a victory parade in Oulu, they also brought a brass band. The Soviets brought two divisions and one tank brigade to the theater of Suomussalmi.
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