All battles
30 November 1939 – 13 March 1940
The Winter War
Scandinavia · Soviet–Finnish War · Karelian Isthmus and eastern Finland
Historical overview
The Soviet Union invaded Finland after Finland refused territorial demands. Finnish forces, far smaller and heavily outnumbered, inflicted severe losses before being ground down.
What happened
Fighting centred on the Mannerheim Line and the forests around Suomussalmi, where Finnish ski troops destroyed encircled Soviet columns. The Moscow Peace Treaty ceded roughly a tenth of Finnish territory.
Historical event
The Winter War
Battle / campaign
Soviet–Finnish War
Productions
3 titles
Perspectives
Allied · Multiple perspectives
