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Finland participated in the Second World War initially in a defensive war against the Soviet Union, followed by another, this time offensive, war against the Soviet Union acting in concert with Nazi Germany and then finally fighting alongside the Allies against Germany.
During World War II, the Lapland War (Finnish: Lapin sota; Swedish: Lapplandskriget; German: Lapplandkrieg) saw fighting between Finland and Nazi Germany – effectively from September to November 1944 – in Finland's northernmost region, Lapland.
This is a list of World War II weapons used by Finland. Finland fought in three conflicts during World War II; the Winter War (1939–1940), the Continuation War (1941–1944), and the Lapland War (1944–1945).
With Finland falling under Russian sphere of influence, Russia invaded Finland on 30 Nov, starting the Winter War. Russian forces wielded greater numbers and greater firepower, including air superiority, thus leaders in Moscow thought victory would be obtained between two to four weeks.
This volume brings together a rich array of original contributions - hitherto unavailable in English - on Finland during World War II and the place of the war in Finnish collective memory. Providing readers with a solid narrative of the war's political and military framework from a Finnish perspective, this volume also offers well-argued ...
2 dni temu · Finland - WWII, Occupation, Resistance: After Poland’s defeat in the autumn of 1939, the Soviet Union, wishing to safeguard Leningrad, demanded from Finland a minor part of the Karelian Isthmus, a naval base at Hanko (Hangö), and some islands in the Gulf of Finland.
By summer 1941, the political situation between the great powers had changed and Finland attacked the Soviet Union side by side with Germany. After the Soviet Union had bombed various Finnish targets on 25 June 1941, Finland considered itself to be at war again.
