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The Winter War [F 6] was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II , and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peace Treaty on 13 March 1940.
The action took place from 30 November 1939 to 8 January 1940. The outcome was a Finnish victory against superior forces. This battle is considered the clearest, most important, and most significant Finnish victory in the northern half of Finland. [4] In Finland, the battle is still seen today as a symbol of the entirety of the Winter War itself.
Monument at the place of former Kelja village. The Battle of Kelja, fought from December 25 to December 27, 1939 in and around the village of Kelja (now Portovoe, Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia), was a part of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.
It shows how the Finnish–Russian Winter War of 1939 influenced World War II and how Finland mobilized against the world's largest military power. Among the witnesses in the documentary is Eeva Kilpi , the Finnish feminist writer, who was a child in Karelia at the time.
The Winter War began when the Soviet Union attacked Finland on November 30, 1939. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Nepal declares war on Germany. September 5 – WWII: The United States declares its neutrality in the war. [28] September 6 – WWII: South Africa declares war on Germany. [29] September 8. WWII: Forward elements of General Hoeppner's XVI Panzerkorps take up positions outside Warsaw. The world is stunned by the rapidity of the German advance ...
The Battle of Summa was fought between the Soviet Union and Finland, in two phases, first in December 1939 and then in February 1940.It was part of the Winter War and was fought near the village of Summa (now Sokolinskoe) along the main road leading from Leningrad to Viipuri.
3 December 1939: Finland makes appeal for intervention by the League of Nations. 7 December 1939: Soviets reach main line of Finnish resistance on the Karelian Isthmus. 12 December 1939: Finns win the Battle of Tolvajärvi. 14 December 1939: The Soviet Union expelled from League of Nations. 23 December 1939: Finns organized unsuccessful ...