Monday, March 12, 2018

What is past is prologue........


Winter War - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War
The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union (USSR) and Finland lasting three and a half months from 1939 to 1940. The war began with the Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, which was three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended with the Moscow Peace Treaty on 13 ...

Military history of Finland during World War II - Wikipedia

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Finland participated in the Second World War, twice battling the Soviet Union, and then against Nazi Germany. As relations with the Soviet Union changed during the war, Finland was placed in the unusual situation of being for, then against, then for, the overall interests of the Allied powers. The first two major conflicts were ...

Russo-Finnish War | Russo-Finnish history [1939–1940] | Britannica.com

https://www.britannica.com/event/Russo-Finnish-War
Russo-Finnish War, also called Winter War, (November 30, 1939–March 12, 1940), war waged by the Soviet Union against Finland at the beginning of World War II, following the conclusion of the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact (August 23, 1939). ... During the 1920s the Finnish ...

USSR Russia Finland World War II winter war photos - Business Insider

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Dec 1, 2017 - While the Nazi war machine swept over mainland Europe, the Soviet Union launched a frigid attack on its vastly outnumbered neighbor: Finland.

USSR attacks Finland - Nov 30, 1939 - HISTORY.com

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On this day in 1939, the Red Army crosses the Soviet-Finnish border with 465000 men and 1000 aircraft. Helsinki was ... Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, the British leader who guided Great Britain and the Allies through the crisis of World War II, is born at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England.Churchill came from a ...
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How Finland Lost World War II to the Soviets, But Won Peace | The ...

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Aug 19, 2016 - These are the enduring images of Russia and Finland at war. Though the story about Soviet paratroopers jumping without parachutes is apparently a myth, the popular story of the Russo-Finnish conflict of World War Two remains a David versus Goliath tale of outnumbered but nimble Finnish ski troops ...

“Why would big USSR want tiny Finland?” The Winter War ... - RT.com

https://www.rt.com/news/finland-soviet-war-anniversary/
Nov 30, 2009 - One Finnish war veteran, Lars Loflund, believes there was nothing wrong with the Russian people. It was the system that was wrong. After World War II, Finland would go on to become one of the USSR's closest partners in the West. Despite the passage of time, it is clear that in Finland, the Winter War is ...

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