The destiny of Finland, Winter War

I agree with FFulmenTheFinnish and that's true what he is saying. So i put it on the description that everyone can see it better.


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Stalin had been planning for the total occupation of Finland since the early 30s. He was going to do it anyhow, the Molotov-Ribbentrop just gave him free hands from the fear that Germany would intervene. The "fear Finland would invade" is a totally ridiculous excuse and anyone actually believing that bullcrap has read very little history.

It's a very good thing Finland did not give into the territorial demands, like the Baltic states did, since it would've weakened Finland's defense and allowed Stalin a base inside Finland along with the fact that she would've been invaded anyway (just like the Baltic states were).

The Finnish army never "crumbled" as the video says. The Mannerheim-line was breached around Summa, which led to the Soviet advance on the western part of the Isthmus that however was stopped and defeated by the intact Finnish army.

On the 13th of March, the situation was risky for both sides: the Finnish army stood intact but the positions weren't so good anymore and the government feared the Soviets might manage to breach through into the mainland. However I think had the Soviets prolonged the war, their own risks would've become true. That is, war between the Allies and the USSR and possibly an ever enstrengthening Germany attacking from Poland and South-East Europe.

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[gulsvartvasteras]

Finland has been given back Porkkala?

[tupakki]

@gulsvartvasteras Yes only Porkkala. Other areas are still occupied by Russia.

[gulsvartvasteras]

@tupakki Ok, Will they get back on the other islands?

[tupakki]

@gulsvartvasteras That's a very good question. Not untill Finnish politician really start to ask them back. Now they have been like little schoolgirls. Finland really need to start demand those areas back.

[gulsvartvasteras]

@tupakki Is that still the case that you do not like Russia?, given what it did in the Winter Wa

[tupakki]

@gulsvartvasteras I can really only speak for myself here. What Soviet Union did for Finland, wasn't fair, actually it was crime for several reasons. If you want that I go to details, just ask. Russia has admit many of these crimes against Finland but its not doing anything to fix them. Putin himself said that WInter War was a mistake. If Russia would respect rights for Finnish people, there wouldn't be a problem. Now quite many Finns hate what Russia represent, not Russians itself.

[Daividh555]

Our Finnish brothers... OWNED A SUPERPOWER!!!!!!!

[AreFlamingosPink]

I don't know, it feels strange that RUSSIANS would freeze to death...

[SuperYankis]

the Greatest respect to Finns... you managed to stop that rats horde. Unbelievable... unfortunately, we, Balts had to fight against them for 50 years...

[qurra2]

My great grandfather was one of the Swedish volenteers :)

[jenspett]

if the britts were planning to take the swedish ore mines.. does that mean that they were trying to move the war north? that scandinavia would be in centerstage?

[jpenna1976]

@gulsvartvasteras Truth is that, most finns dont want those lost areas back. They are filled with unemployed drunks and much of the infrastructure is still close to level we left it almost 70 years ago. If it were possible to get them back empty, without people, maybe... otherwise it would be financial disaster to Finland and lead to quick collapse of our social system. People who talk about getting lost areas back are stuck in the past and unable of rational thinking.

[ATinNM]

Wikipedia has two good overviews:

Sweden and the Winter War

Foreign support in the Winter War

From that last, "The Swedish Army, which had been downsizing its armed forces since the 1920s, transferred approximately 1/3 of its equipment to Finland among them 135 000 rifles and 330 guns and large quantities of ammunition."

If Sweden "didn't do much" it's because they didn't HAVE much.

[scholion]

The Russians are so dumb and incompetent it almost is unbelievable.

The Finns on the other hand are moral, brave and patriotic.

Individual Russians have made great contributions to Mankind, but as a nation they have made fools of themselves.

[ajattomuus]

Proud to be finnish.

[weaklypaskaa2]

@Daividh555 fuck yeah!!!

[weaklypaskaa2]

i rly hate russia idk why...