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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. Despite superior military strength, especially in tanks and aircraft, the ...
In August 1939, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact in which Eastern Europe was divided into spheres of interest. Finland belonged to the Soviet sphere of interest. In September and October 1939, the Baltic states agreed to Soviet demands that included the establishment of Soviet military bases within those ...
Relying in part on the information provided by Finnish communists, detailed intelligence on Finnish infrastructure had been prepared by the summer of 1939 in a 200-page book that was distributed to the invasion force. [2] The Soviet 14th Army was tasked with invading Finland between Kuhmo and Salla and cutting the country in half by advancing ...
After the Soviet invasion of Finland and the start of the Winter War, the General Assembly of Uruguay passed Law No. 9914 ―based on a bill presented by President Baldomir and Ministers César Charlone and Alberto Guani―, which provided for the donation of 100,000 Uruguayan pesos to Finland, and established the Friends of Finland Commission ...
18 October 1939, First Soviet units move into the designated military bases in Estonia. 13 November 1939, Finland rejects Soviet ultimatum. 30 November 1939, Soviet Union invades Finland. Winter War starts. 1 December 1939, Terijoki government, Soviet puppet government of Finland created in the Terijoki county captured from Finland. 14 December ...
The aftermath of the Winter War covers the historical events and views following the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union from 30 November 1939 to 13 March 1940. The short period between the Winter War and the Continuation War of 1941-1944, where hostilities between Finland and the Soviet Union resumed, is known as the Interim Peace.
Finland's resistance to the Soviet invasion, from November 1939 to March 1940, came while there was a military stalemate on the continent called the "Phony War". Attention turned to the Nordic Theatre. Months of planning at the highest civilian, military and diplomatic levels in London and Paris saw multiple reversals and deep divisions. [1]
21 January 1932: The Soviet Union and Finland negotiate a non-aggression pact. 24 August 1939: Russo-German non-aggression pact signed. Secret protocol places the Baltic region and Finland within the Soviet Union's sphere of interest. 1 September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland. 17 September 1939: The Soviet Union invades Poland.