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  2. Winter War - Wikipedia

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    The Winter War [F 6] was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland.It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peace Treaty on 13 March 1940.

  3. Battle of Suomussalmi - Wikipedia

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    The action took place from 30 November 1939 to 8 January 1940. The outcome was a Finnish victory against superior forces. This battle is considered the clearest, most important, and most significant Finnish victory in the northern half of Finland. [4] In Finland, the battle is still seen today as a symbol of the entirety of the Winter War itself.

  4. Fire and Ice: The Winter War of Finland and Russia - Wikipedia

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    It shows how the Finnish–Russian Winter War of 1939 influenced World War II and how Finland mobilized against the world's largest military power. Among the witnesses in the documentary is Eeva Kilpi , the Finnish feminist writer, who was a child in Karelia at the time.

  5. Battle of Tolvajärvi - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Tolvajärvi (['tol.va.jær.vi]; Finnish: Tolvajärven–Ägläjärven taistelu, Russian: Битва при Толваярви) was fought on 12 December 1939 between Finland and the Soviet Union. It was the first large offensive victory for the Finns in the Winter War. [2]

  6. Karelian question - Wikipedia

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    Map showing areas ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union; Porkkala was returned to Finland in 1956. The Karelian question or Karelian issue (Finnish: Karjala-kysymys, Swedish: Karelska frågan, Russian: Карельский вопрос) is a dispute in Finnish politics over whether to try to regain control over eastern Karelia and other territories ceded to the Soviet Union in the Winter War ...

  7. Battle of Kelja - Wikipedia

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    Monument at the place of former Kelja village. The Battle of Kelja, fought from December 25 to December 27, 1939 in and around the village of Kelja (now Portovoe, Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia), was a part of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union.

  8. Soviet-Finnish wars - Wikipedia

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    Russian part Years Result Aftermath Finnish Civil War: White Guard German Empire: Red Guard Soviet Russia: 1917–1918: White guard victory: Russian presence in Finland ceased, [1] Heimosodat: Soviet-Finnish border conflicts : Volunteers: Various: 1918–1922: Undecided: Treaty of Tartu: Winter War Finland: Soviet Union: 1939–1940: Moscow ...

  9. Timeline of the Winter War - Wikipedia

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    13 November 1939: The Finnish delegation returns home, ending negotiations. 26 November 1939: The Soviets stage the Shelling of Mainila, bombarding a Soviet village in order to obtain a pretext for war against Finland. 28 November 1939: The Soviets withdrawn from the non-aggression pact, using their staged incident as a pretext.