Modern era · 1939 – 1940
Winter War
The Winter War 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. Despite superior military strength, especially in tanks and aircraft, the Soviet Union suffered severe losses and initially made little headway.

- When
- 30 Nov 1939 – 13 Mar 1940
- Where
- Finland
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Christopher Lee1922 – 2015English actor and singer (1922–2015)
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim1867 – 1951Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)
Kliment Voroshilov1881 – 1969Soviet marshal and politician
Mauno Koivisto1923 – 2017President of Finland (1923–2017)
Vasily Chuikov1900 – 1982Soviet marshal (1900–1982)
Semyon Timoshenko1895 – 1970Soviet military commander (1895-1970)
Andrei Zhdanov1896 – 1948Soviet politician (1896-1948)
Leonid Govorov1897 – 1955Soviet marshal (1897–1955)
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Winter War, CC BY-SA 4.0