"The White Walkers" -- The hoped-for military walk quickly turns into the harsh winter countryside. If the Red Army suffers its worst setbacks north of Lake Ladoga, it sees its main assault across the Isthmus of Karelia also result in costly fiascos in front of the Mannerheim line. She then moved her effort to the Taipale sector between Lakes Ladoga and Suvanto in order to divert the attention of the Finns from the central front. In early December, the Soviets took the weak fortifications on the Taipale River, but then stalled on the isthmus.
Attacker: Russian (39th Regiment of the Soviet 4th Division)
Defender: Finnish (Elements of 2nd Battalion Jalkvakiymenti 30)
