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A declaration of war is a formal act by which one nation goes to war against another. A declaration is usually an act of delivering a performative speech (not to be confused with a mere speech) or the presentation of a signed document by an authorized party of a national government in order to create a state of war between two or more sovereign states.
This is a list of wars involving Finland since its declaration of independence on 6 December 1917. ... Part of the Second World War Finland ... Canada Germany France ...
Spain had maintained a non-aligned stance during the political difficulties of pre-war Europe, and continued its neutrality after the war until the Spanish Civil War began in 1936. [2] While there was no direct military involvement in the war, German forces were interned in Spanish Guinea in late 1915.
Under Swedish rule, Finnish and Spanish troops fought each other during the Thirty Years' War. In 1809, Finland became part of the Russian Empire and on 6 December 1917, Finland declared its independence from Russia, which initiated the Finnish Civil War. Spain became one of the first nations to recognize Finland's independence on 21 February 1918.
However, at the urging of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom declared war on Finland on December 6, 1941. [17] At the UK's urging, the Canadian Cabinet the next day issued a royal proclamation declaring war on Finland, [17] Hungary, and Romania, three countries that had recently allied themselves with Nazi Germany. [3]
Liberia declares war on Germany. August 6–20 Balkan: Battle of Mărăşeşti. August 8–22 Balkan: Third Battle of Oituz. August 14 Politics: China declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary. [73] [24] August 15–25 Western: Battle of Hill 70 (Continuation of British operations near Lens). August 16–18 Western
Iraq declares the defeat of ISIL on 9 December 2017 after securing the western desert with neighbouring Syria [30] End of open conflict and return of relative stability to Iraq following the end of the war [31] 1: Unknown: Military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2014–present) United States United Kingdom Australia
After World War II, Finland was in the grey zone between the West and the Soviet Union. The 1948 agreement between Finland and the Soviet Union on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance, 'the YYA Agreement', attached Finland militarily to the same camp as the Soviet Union, although Finland officially declared that it was an impartial state.