In the days following the end of negotiations between Finnish diplomats and Joseph Stalin, the citizens of Finland began to relax just a bit. It was no secret that their army stood little chance…correct that…no chance against the military tsunami that the Soviets could unleash, and the Finns had initially prepared for the inevitable attack. But [...]
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Soviet Avalanche has Finns Seeing Red
Posted in Scandanavia, World War II (1939-1945), tagged 1939, Carl Gustav Mannerheim, Helsinki, Joseph Stalin, Karelian Isthmus, Nikita Khrushchev, Petsamo, Winter War on November 30 | 1 Comment »