They were quite likely killed either while the Russians took their positions, or during the long marches and imprisonment which followed.
March 4 1940 - The Soviet attacks crashing into the Finnish lines day after day are improving their organization. In a renewed push, Soviet...
Oh yeah, and in January 2001 a joint Russian - Swedish investigation presented its findings. The Russian part were convinced he had died of a...
Nope, he is still lost. About a year ago, I believe, some ex-Gulag prisoner said he had met Wallenberg. Also said he died back in 1947 if memory...
March 3 1940 - The Finnish troops in the Viipuri area come under intense pressure, as the Soviet troops under General Timoshenko launches a...
March 2 1940 - The Red Army launches a major attack against Finnish positions on the northern side of lake Laatokka towards Kollaa and Aittojoki....
March 1 1940: - France makes a declaration that 50,000 men will arrive in Finland by late March, and that France and Britain will take care of...
And a quick one for the not too common February 29 1940 - On the north-western shore of Laatokka, the encircled Soviet Rifle Corps split into...
Okaaay then, haven't done this in a while since it takes a bit of time. Anyway, here goes. [img] February 28 1940 - Finnish government meets...
Well, first of all I think it would be fair to point out that Paulus had a quite meteoric rise up the ranks, until he assumed command of the 6th...
Misconception 3 Casualties were likely around 135,000 people, possibly as high as 250,000. Nazi authorities started counting the number of...
Well, there's no doubt about that. But the misconceptions I wrote about were of the factual kind, such as "there was no military production in...
Misconception 1 One of the more common misconceptions about the fateful mission to Dresden, is that the RAF and USAAF bombed the city in some sort...
Not by as much as one could be led to believe. The Red Army may have been way way way bigger if you count the number of divisions, but compare the...
February 20 1940 - The Soviet Union claims to have captured the fortress at Kovisto, cut off on January 18. Weary and bloodied Finnish troops...
And finally... February 19 1940 - Diplomatic activity following the "Altmark incident" continues between Norway, Germany and Britain. Meanwhile,...
February 18 1940 - Soviet forces reach the Gulf of Finland, cutting off the Finnish forces at Kovisto. - During a Führer conference, Adolf...
February 17 1940 - Finnish troops have taken up positions in the secondary lines behind the Mannerheim Line, following the Soviet breach of the...
February 16 1940 - A Soviet ski-brigade dispatched to break through to one of the enircled Rifle Divisions, is itself surrounded and destroyed by...
Well well, I have some catching up to do since I have been away... February 15 1940 - The battle at Summa continues, with Soviet forces slowly...
