In the freezing winter of 1939 ... Despite overwhelming odds, Finland held its ground in one of World War II’s most remarkable David vs. Goliath conflicts. How did a small nation withstand ...

The Winter War began on November 30, 1939 (three months after the beginning of World War II) with the Soviet invasion of Finland, and lasted until March 13, 1940. The Soviet Union initiated the ...

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Finland shares an 830-mile border with Russia, and the Finns and the Russians fought fiercely during World War II in a conflict known as the Winter War that saw Finland lose a huge portion of its ...

That was the Winter War, also known as the First Soviet-Finnish War. That's when Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin ordered troops to invade after the Finns refused to accede to demands from Moscow.

The Winter War began on November 30, 1939 (three months after the beginning of World War II) with the Soviet invasion of Finland, and lasted until March 13, 1940. The Soviet Union initiated the war by ...