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Winter War

1939 CE – 1940 CE

Stalin invaded Finland expecting a quick victory, but Finnish forces under Marshal Mannerheim inflicted devastating casualties using ski troops, Molotov cocktails, and knowledge of the terrain.

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1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland

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Conflict · Europe

Winter War

1939 CE – 1940 CE

Stalin invaded Finland expecting a quick victory, but Finnish forces under Marshal Mannerheim inflicted devastating casualties using ski troops, Molotov cocktails, and knowledge of the terrain. Though Finland ultimately ceded territory, the war humiliated the Red Army and may have encouraged Hitler's invasion plans.

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