The Soviet leader thought Finns wanted to be "liberated", so conquering Finland would be a piece of cake. What happened in the battlefield was far from his expectations.
The Finns fought bravely, but their limited defence capacity was not enough against the immense Red Army. Finally, Marshall Mannerheim urged the Finnish government to accept a peace treaty…
The 'poor man's grenade' was invented as an anti-tank weapon during the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939. But it was the black humour of the Finns during the Winter War that gave it the name by which…
The Soviets were vastly superior in terms of soldiers, tanks and warplanes. However, with the help of this tactic, the Finns were still able to inflict great sufferings on them.
For many, winter in Finland is an endless nightmare. However, temperatures regularly plummeting to -35 degrees gave the Finns an edge over disproportionately mighty Soviets during the Winter War in…
Today marks 80 years since the beginning of the Winter War, a conflict that shaped the nationalism of Finns, their minds and their perception of geopolitics until today. This article is the first of…
