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06-28-2004, 03:17 AM | #1 |
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Guys,
Speaking with our Finnish forum users a while back I asked if they would be interested in a thread on the Winter War as a little research/History topic. There was a very positive response so I thought I would make a start. How about posting any Badges or Medals of this period here. http://www.soviet-awards.com/forum/s...ghlight=Winter Here is a little bit of info to start The Winter War (also known as the Russo-Finnish War) broke out when the Soviet Union attacked Finland on 30th November 1939, three months after the start of World War II. As a consequence, the Soviet Union was expelled from the League of Nations on December 14th. Stalin had expected to conquer the whole country by the end of 1939, but Finnish resistance frustrated the Soviet forces, which outnumbered them three to one. Finland held out until March 1940, when a peace treaty was signed ceding about 10% of Finland's territory, and 20% of her industrial capacity, to the Soviet Union. Franco-British preparations for support of Finland through northern Scandinavia (the Allied campaign in Norway) became a strong reason for Nazi Germany's invasion of Denmark and Norway within a month after the war (Operation Weserübung). Furthermore, it has been persuasively argued that the poor showing of the Soviet forces had a significant effect on Adolf Hitler's decision to attack the Soviet Union in 1941 (Operation Barbarossa). Eddie. At the start of the Winter War, 30 November 1939 Leningrad Military District 7th Army - 19th Corps, 50th Corps, 10th Tank Corps, 7th Army Reserve. 8th Army - 1st Corps, 56th Corps, 8th Army Reserve. 9th Army - 47th Corps, Special Corps. 14th Army - 14th Rifle Division, 52nd Rifle Division, 104th Mountain Division.
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