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Russo-Finnish War, 1939–40: see Finnish-Russian War Finnish-Russian War, 1939–40, war between Finland and the Soviet Union. After World War II broke out in Sept., 1939, the USSR, never on cordial terms with Finland, took advantage of its nonaggression pact (Aug. ..... Click the link for more information. . Russo-Finnish Waror Winter War(1939–40) War waged by the Soviet Union against Finland at the start of World War II, following the signing of the German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact. When Finland refused to grant the Soviets a naval base and other concessions, Soviet troops attacked on several fronts in November 1939. The heavily outnumbered Finns under Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim put up a skillful defense until February 1940, when heavy Russian bombardments breached the Finns' southern defenses. A peace treaty in March 1940 ceded western Karelia to Russia and allowed construction of a Soviet naval base on the Hanko peninsula. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A plaque in the same village marks a turning point of the 1939-40 Winter War, where the Finns halted the Soviet Russian attempt to cut their country in two. Is there anything you can do to keep those bugs from waging winter war on you? During World War II it fought both the Russians (standing alone in the Winter War of 1939-40 and as an ally of Germany in 1941-44) and the Germans (in 1944-45, after an armistice with the Russians). |
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