Well, just in case...no one is denying the historical fact that the Russian population of Eastern Karelia (not the original inhabitants of the...
Yup, the veterans mention that the artillery won the battle of Tali-Ihantala.
There was no such gentleman treaty but you're not the only one that has heard speculations. It can be argued though that STAVKA took notice of...
If I remember correctly the Soviets consider that attack as a retaliatory air raid of some 480 aircraft. These raid were supposed to hit those...
to Sloniksp: Earned from what? Again, this your opinion that I'm insensitive and hostile. Really open for interpretation. and you wrote:...
Sensitive, yes. I can understand that...it sorta goes both ways. Read the post number 28. It's all there. Yes, SU was a victim of nazi...
No. It should be quite obvious what I was saying since I wrote in the previous post unless you're trying to imply that there's something else...
Yeah, this shows just how sure Soviet Union was about the future and speedy victory. The absolutely hilarious part is the actual treaty paper...
to Sloniksp: You are right in that SU never attempted to occupy the Islands. Germans planned it (Operation Tanne West). Soviet's waged...
to Sloniksp: If you mean pre-Winter War...Germany and SU were already in bed with each other. The Molotov-Ribbentrop treaty. If the...
to Sloniksp: The actual treaty seems to be a bugger to find so far...but this will have to do: According to the treaty of 1922 (League of...
to Sloksnip: Here you are: Mauno Jokipii: Jatkosodan synty I could'nt find the "one" Jokipii book in the library, so this one had to do....
The Road to Continuation War, part 3: The Petsamo nickel -incident ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1921 a...
to Sloniksp: As a sovereign state, Finland has the MORAL and LEGAL responsibility to defend its' territory and the safety of Finnish citizens...
The Road to Continuation War, part 2: The Murder in the Skies (May - June 1940)...
Classic examples of Divide and Conquer. Both Germany and the Soviets wanted to have freedom of action in the North as later developments showed....
So the situation is like this... The Finns know in their bones that this war wasn't enough. The only non-warring nation as a neighbour is...
Actually it was about "begin or not to begin" at first. A bit later it was about "how and when + where". Let's get some facts straight (I'll go...
This thread follows mainly the timeline from the Finnish books of Talvisodan and Jatkosodan Kronikka (The Chronicles of Winter War and...
Well, since there seems to be demand. ;) I'll be busy with work but next week at the latest...stay tuned,folks!
