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Encyclopedia: Winter War

The Winter War (Finnish: Talvisota, Swedish: Vinterkriget, Russian: Зимняя война, also known as the Soviet-Finnish War or the Russo-Finnish War^[7]) broke out when the Soviet Union attacked Finland on November 30, 1939, three months after the start of World War II. Because the attack was judged completely illegal, the Soviet Union was expelled from the League of Nations on December 14. Soviet leader Josef Stalin had expected to conquer the whole country by the end of 1939, but Finnish resistance frustrated the Soviet forces, who outnumbered the Finns 4:1 in men, 100:1 in tanks and 30:1 in aircraft^[3]. Finland held out until March 1940, when the Moscow Peace Treaty was signed ceding about 10% of Finland's territory (excluding its population) and 20% of its industrial capacity to the Soviet Union.

The results of the war were mixed. Although the Soviet forces finally managed to break through the Finnish defence, neither the Soviet Union nor Finland emerged from the conflict unscathed. Soviet losses on the front were tremendous, and the country's international standing suffered, especially following its earlier attack on Poland. Even worse, the fighting ability of the Red Army was put into question, a fact that some argue contributed to Hitler's decision to launch Operation Barbarossa. Finally, the Soviet forces did not accomplish their primary objective of conquest of Finland, but gained only a secession of territory along Lake Ladoga. The Finns retained their sovereignty and gained considerable international goodwill.

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How to say "Winter War" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	冬季战争
	(Japanese)	冬戦争
	(German)	Winterkrieg
	(Spanish)	Guerra de Invierno
	(French)	Guerre d'Hiver
	(Italian)	Guerra d'inverno

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List of Finnish corps in the Winter War

List of military corps — List of Finnish corps in the Winter War This is a list of Finnish army corps that existed during the Winter War. I Corps - formed February 19, 1940 II Corps III Corps IV... Finnish divisions in the Winter War...

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Finnish 3rd Division

There have been two Finnish 3rd Divisions: Finnish 3rd Division (Winter War) - in 1940 Finnish 3rd Division (Continuation War) - in 1941 - 1944...

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Finnish 6th Division

There have been two Finnish 6th Divisions: Finnish 6th Division (Winter War) - in 1939 - 1940 Finnish 6th Division (Continuation War) - in 1941 - 1944...

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II Corps

List of military corps — List of military corps by number A number of countries have Second, or II, Corps: II Anzac Corps (Australia and New Zealand) Finnish II Corps (Winter War) US II Corps...

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List of armies by name

List of armies — List of armies by name This is a list of armies arranged by name. British Dardanelles Army British Salonika Army Finnish Army of the Isthmus - (Winter War) Finnish Army of Karelia - (Continuation War...

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List of Finnish divisions in the Winter War

List of military divisions — List of Finnish divisions in the Winter War This is a list of Finnish divisions that existed during the Winter War, 1939 - 1940. 1st Division 2nd Division - renamed from 11th Division in 1940 3rd Division - renamed from 6th Division in 1940 4th Division 5th Division...

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3rd Division

There are several military divisions known as the 3rd Division : Infantry divisions Australian 3rd Division British 3rd Division (World War I) British 3rd Infantry Division Canadian 3rd Infantry Division Finnish 3rd Division (Winter War) Finnish 3rd Division (Continuation War) Polish 3rd...

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6th Division

A military division: Infantry Australian 6th Division British 6th Division (World War I) British 6th Infantry Division Finnish 6th Division (Winter War) Finnish 6th Division (Continuation War) Norwegian 6. Divisjon 6th SS Gebirgs Division Nord US 6th Infantry Division Armour US 6th Armored...

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List of Finnish armies in WWII

List of armies — List of Finnish armies in WWII This page is a list of Finnish army formations existing during World War II. Winter War Army of the Isthmus - Kannaksen armeija , on the Karelian Isthmus Continuation War Army of Karelia - Karjalan armeija...

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List of Finnish wars

This is a list of wars fought by Finland between 1917 and 1945: The Civil War (1918) The Estonian Liberation War (1917-1920) The Viena expedition (1918) The Aunus expedition (1919) The Winter War (1939-1940) Moscow Peace Treaty (1940) The Continuation War (1941-1944) Interim Moscow Peace...

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