enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Winter War - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War

    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

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Suomussalmi

    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. Background of the Winter War - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Background_of_the_Winter_War

    The background of the Winter War covers the period before the outbreak of the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union (1939–1940), which stretches from the Finnish Declaration of Independence in 1917 to the Soviet-Finnish negotiations in 1938–1939. Before its independence, Finland had been an autonomous grand duchy within Imperial ...

  5. Timeline of the Winter War - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Winter_War

    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bombarding a Soviet village in order to obtain a pretext for war against Finland. 28 November 1939: The Soviets withdrawn from the non-aggression pact, using their staged incident as a pretext.

  6. Soviet-Finnish wars - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet-Finnish_wars

    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 ...

  7. Moscow Peace Treaty - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Peace_Treaty

    The Winter War began on 30 November 1939 with the Soviet invasion of Finland. On 29 January 1940, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs Vyacheslav Molotov put an end to the puppet Terijoki Government and recognized the Ryti–Tanner government as the legal government of Finland, informing it that the Soviet Union was willing to negotiate peace.

  8. Battle of Tolvajärvi - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tolvajärvi

    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]

  9. List of wars involving Finland - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_Finland

    Russian SFSR: Government victory. ... Winter War (1939–1940) ... Continuation War (1941–1944) Part of the Second World War Finland