http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Winter_War
compare the strength to the casualties/losses!.
How did Finland do this!?
They were outnumbered and outgunned remarkabley, but they won!.
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compare the strength to the casualties/losses!. How did Finland do this!? They were outnumbered and outgunned remarkabley, but they won!. go to the link!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Before you compare anything, I'd suggest going to a more reputable, less corruptible sight than Wiki!. You might want to try some of the links below!. Sweden and Norway sent volunteers and supplies, and some supplies came from France and Great Britain!. In the end, Finland was no match for the USSR!. Air bombardments and well-prepared frontal attacks on the Karelian Isthmus brought Finnish resistance to the verge of collapse!. They fought valiantly, the more so because it was on their own soil!. Hayden, Its a personal thing with me!. I hate a site where the information is so misleading that people who are looking for answers, who truly want to know are misled! Wiki is notorious for wrong information!. Its a user created, user edited site!. Anyone can go in and change any information they want to!. The Winter War is one of the finest examples of resistance to Russian invasion that I know of!. The battles were fierce, and the casualties, on both side, numerous!. Finland was victorious in a way!.!.!.they ceded very little to Russia, but they did, militarily, lose!. To have even gained a treaty with Russia, during a time when Russian expansion was on a roll, was a major thing! Finland, and her valiant people, are to be given credit for what entire European countries could not do!.!.!.stave off Russia from complete absorption!.Www@QuestionHome@Com The Finnish casualties are approximately accurate, they made strenuous attempts to make sure every one of their dead were brought back to Finland for burial, and the causes and places of death were recorded!. Russian figures are estimates only!. Reasons they were so successful were varied but hinged around Stalin’s purge of 85% of the senior officers and more than half of the junior officers, the troops were propelled by political commissars, men with no military knowledge, brimming with confidence, the Russians attacked without winter clothing into the worst winter of the century, few or no medical units advanced with the troops meaning a wound quickly turned gangrenous and the owner died!. The area of Finland where they fought is wooded and contains many lakes the attacking troops were forced to channel between lakes, all motorised support was hampered, allowing small Finnish units to ambush and retreat!. One Finnish sniper is credited with 500 kills!. It was Finnish success that persuaded Hitler that the Soviet Union was open to attack and defeat!.Www@QuestionHome@Com I agree with Aidan!. also consider the resistance of the Finns against the Nazis in WWII!. Their President, or whatever, Quisling, gave Hitler the country - but the people continued to fight - very successfully!. To this day the word "Quisling" means Traitor!.Www@QuestionHome@Com To Hockey_Fan You are confusing Norway to Finland, Finland was never invaded by Germany!. Germany and Finland were allies!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |