Air, Ground & Sea combat involving the Winter War and Continuation War. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:48:30 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:48:30 +0000 WWII Forums http://ww2f.com/forums/winter-and-continuation-wars.47/ Sat, 25 Jun 2022 14:44:12 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/pics-from-winter-war-and-continuation-war.40627/ http://ww2f.com/threads/pics-from-winter-war-and-continuation-war.40627/ invalid@example.com (Kai-Petri) Kai-Petri 104 Thu, 07 Oct 2021 06:26:35 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/finnish-concentration-camps-in-karelia.29745/ http://ww2f.com/threads/finnish-concentration-camps-in-karelia.29745/ invalid@example.com (Artema) Artema Some people may not know, that after the annexation of Karelia in 1941, Baron Mannerheim ordered to clean its territory of Russians (which were 45% of 86 000 Karelian population). They were to be deported to the German occupied Russian territory, and prior to deportation were to be placed into concentration camps.
The first concentration camp was established in Petrozavodsk on October 24, 1941. The total amount of camps was 10,...

Finnish concentration camps in Karelia]]> 175 Tue, 14 Sep 2021 20:09:40 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/interesting-info-finnish-ussr-border-during-war.76136/ http://ww2f.com/threads/interesting-info-finnish-ussr-border-during-war.76136/ invalid@example.com (Kai-Petri) Kai-Petri Finnish Air Force responded to the Red Army air raids with series of night infiltration bombings of ADD airfields near Leningrad. Finnish bombers, Junkers Ju 88s, Bristol Blenheims, and...

Interesting info Finnish-USSR border during war]]> 2 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 22:08:57 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/tali-ihantala.29778/ http://ww2f.com/threads/tali-ihantala.29778/ invalid@example.com (Artema) Artema The only interpretation we have now is Finnish propaganda version. I don't think it's absolutely realistic. Russian historians seldom mention this battle as it's not pleasant speaking about the defeat, so let's do some investigation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tali-Ihantala tells us that the following forces took part in the battle:

1)...

Tali-Ihantala]]> 47 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:48:29 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/taipale.48038/ http://ww2f.com/threads/taipale.48038/ invalid@example.com (higge) higge [SIZE=+1][SIZE=-1] Taipaleenjoki (now "Burnaya") is small river flowing from lake Suvantojarvi (now Suhodolskoje) to lake Ladoga, situated in the North-East part of Karelian Isthmus. Before the war, there were four tiny finnish villages: Kirvesmaki, Koukkuniemi, Terenttila and Taipale itself . Erection of military fortifications in this sector was started as early as 20's but unlike the fortifications in such sectors as Summa or Koivisto (North-West part of Isthmus) it...

Taipale]]> 6 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:39:31 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/winter-war-fault-of-finnish-politicians.53755/ http://ww2f.com/threads/winter-war-fault-of-finnish-politicians.53755/ invalid@example.com (green slime) green slime
http://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2014/11/28/finska-politiker-skyldiga-till-vinterkriget

Translation to English by me.

In Russia, the 75-year anniversary of the Winter War passes unnoticed. But at least the Russian historians continue to debate the war. A discussion that increasingly highlights Finland's guilt to the outbreak of...

Winter War Fault of Finnish Politicians]]> 13 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 05:20:51 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/finnish-navy-and-the-winter-war.76129/ http://ww2f.com/threads/finnish-navy-and-the-winter-war.76129/ invalid@example.com (Kai-Petri) Kai-Petri

The Finnish Navy did not engage in actual naval battles during the Winter War. During the ar’s open water season, darkness protected the navy’s minelaying operations on the Gulf of Finland and the escorting of merchant ships on the Sea of Åland and the Gulf of Bothnia. Starting in mid-January, the ice conditions prevented both the enemy and the Finnish Navy from conducting any significant operations. The Finnish Navy was...

Finnish Navy and the Winter War]]> 2 Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:40:39 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/white-death-the-finnish-sniper-who-killed-700-red-army-soldiers-in-100-days.29965/ http://ww2f.com/threads/white-death-the-finnish-sniper-who-killed-700-red-army-soldiers-in-100-days.29965/ invalid@example.com (PzJgr) PzJgr
White Death: The Finnish sniper who killed 700 Red Army soldiers in 100 days]]> 18 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:23:42 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/mussolini-and-italy-and-winter-war.44399/ http://ww2f.com/threads/mussolini-and-italy-and-winter-war.44399/ invalid@example.com (Kai-Petri) Kai-Petri
Axis History Forum • View topic - Italian volunteers in Winter war


After a break...

Mussolini and Italy and Winter War]]> 22 Sat, 23 Jan 2021 12:19:00 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/the-main-myth-of-the-continuation-war.29808/ http://ww2f.com/threads/the-main-myth-of-the-continuation-war.29808/ invalid@example.com (Artema) Artema
Finnish official version is that Finland just took back what was lost in the Winter war and wanted nothing else.

Please, look at the map:



The gray line in the middle of the pink zone is "old" Finnish border. The rest was occupied during the war, and not just occupied but officially annexed, included into the Finnish...

The main myth of the Continuation War]]> 143 Sat, 23 Jan 2021 07:56:53 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/soviet-desants.75490/ http://ww2f.com/threads/soviet-desants.75490/ invalid@example.com (Kai-Petri) Kai-Petri 4 Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:05:20 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/finns-were-against-jews-too.48369/ http://ww2f.com/threads/finns-were-against-jews-too.48369/ invalid@example.com (higge) higge
Weeks from Saturday in the history of his doctoral dispute OULA Silvennoinen According to Salla erected a concentration camp, where Nazi German security specialist police unit Einsatzkommando Finnland killed the ideological and racial enemies of persons deemed to the assistance of the Finns.

Silvennoinen dissertation examines the Finnish and German security police cooperation in...

Finns were against Jews too?]]> 5 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 15:08:06 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/finnish-and-german-relations-before-and-during-winter-war.75402/ http://ww2f.com/threads/finnish-and-german-relations-before-and-during-winter-war.75402/ invalid@example.com (Kai-Petri) Kai-Petri
Finland in Great Power politics, 1939-1940

The State Secretary in the German Foreign Office (Weizsäcker) to the
German Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Schulenburg)
Berlin, December 6, 1939

Supplement to Instruction Pol. VI 2651, Item II.

End of telegraphic instruction.

Supplementing telegraphic instruction of December...

Finnish and German relations before and during Winter War]]> 1 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 18:43:13 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/finnish-ski-troops.32570/ http://ww2f.com/threads/finnish-ski-troops.32570/ invalid@example.com (Istnick) Istnick 9 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 14:45:13 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/hanko-headland-and-red-army.4344/ http://ww2f.com/threads/hanko-headland-and-red-army.4344/ invalid@example.com (Kai-Petri) Kai-Petri


In the Peace Treaty of Moscow on May 12, 1940 Finland was compelled to lease to the Soviet Union Hanko headland and the town of Hanko for a naval base for a time period of 30 years. The area of the territory was 115 sq.km. and it comprised 400 islands and islets.
The time for change-over was May 22, 1940 midnight. The prevailing population of approximately 3,000 persons had been evacuated. Part of them had moved away even...

Hanko headland and Red Army]]> 6 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 11:22:40 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/the-winter-war-the-opening-act.14879/ http://ww2f.com/threads/the-winter-war-the-opening-act.14879/ invalid@example.com (JeffinMNUSA) JeffinMNUSA
The Winter War-the opening act.]]> 16 Sun, 27 Sep 2020 11:59:39 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/taipale-front.75172/ http://ww2f.com/threads/taipale-front.75172/ invalid@example.com (Kai-Petri) Kai-Petri
Taipale front]]> 2 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:08:32 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/finnish-air-force-and-barbarossa.75090/ http://ww2f.com/threads/finnish-air-force-and-barbarossa.75090/ invalid@example.com (Kai-Petri) Kai-Petri 1 Sun, 23 Aug 2020 18:36:18 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/christopher-lee-volunteer-in-winter-war-photo-of-him.75045/ http://ww2f.com/threads/christopher-lee-volunteer-in-winter-war-photo-of-him.75045/ invalid@example.com (Kai-Petri) Kai-Petri



Is it him or not? Hmmmm...

When Lee visited Finland in 2002 to present the films The Lord of the Rings, he was hosted by Antti Toiviainen, who was then responsible for informing the film distribution company FS-Film in Finland.

After spending the day, Lee told his host about his experiences of the Winter War at Hotel Kämp’s bar counter by the nightcap.

“They...

Christopher Lee volunteer in winter war- photo of him?]]> 5 Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:19:31 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/how-did-the-continuation-war-begin.29825/ http://ww2f.com/threads/how-did-the-continuation-war-begin.29825/ invalid@example.com (Artema) Artema I could call this opinion propagandistic, but some people are so vulnerable that I shall rather use the word "disputable".

I would like to give some evidence supporting the idea that Finland could not and did not want to remain neutral, and as a matter of fact never was...

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