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Winter War

1939 CE – 1940 CE · 1 year

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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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Finland
  • Soviet Union

Key moments

Defining events in the Winter War.

  1. 1939-1940 Battle of Suomussalmi
  2. 1940 Battle of Raate Road
  3. 1940 Battle of the Mannerheim Line

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1939 CE and 1940 CE.

1939 CE World War II 1940 CE Battle of Britain 1939 CE Battles of Khalkhin Gol 1940 CE Franco-Thai War

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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