In the freezing winter of 1939, the Soviet Union launched an invasion of Finland, expecting an easy victory. Instead, they encountered fierce resistance from outnumbered Finnish troops who used ...
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How Finland’s Winter War helped doom Hitler’s invasion of Russia
The Winter War did more than shock the world. It convinced Hitler that the Soviet Union could be crushed in a short campaign, a misreading that helped lead Germany into catastrophe on the Eastern ...
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