Finland at War - The Continuation and Lapland Wars 1941-45 Nenye VesaPaperback / softback
Finland at War - The Continuation and Lapland Wars 1941-45 Nenye VesaPaperback / softback In the aftermath of the Winter War, Finland found itself drawing ever closer to Nazi Germany and eventually…
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Finland at War - The Continuation and Lapland Wars 1941-45 Nenye VesaPaperback / softback
In the aftermath of the Winter War, Finland found itself drawing ever closer to Nazi Germany and eventually took part in Operation Barbarossa in 1941. Years of uneasy trench warfare followed, known as the Continuation War, during which Finland desperately sought a way out, German dreams of victory were dashed, and the Soviet Union built the strongest army in the world.In the summer of 1944, the whole might of the Red Army was launched against the Finnish defenses on the narrow Karelian Isthmus. For the Finns this was a chance to right the wrongs of the Winter War, and having reached suitable defensive positions, the army was ordered to halt.
With Stalin forced to divert his armies to the race to Berlin, an armistice agreement was reached, the harsh terms of which forced the Finns to take Over several weeks of fierce fighting, the Finns managed to halt the Soviet assault.
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