Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, involved Germany as well as her allies: Italy, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatia, and Finland. Finland was eager to recapture the lands taken by the Soviet Union’s unprovoked assault in the 1939-1940 Winter War. Here, leader of the Finnish armed forces Marshal CGE Mannerheim discusses strategy with hero of the Winter War General Talvela, at the beginning of Finland’s second war with the USSR during WWII, the Continuation War.
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 19:13:46 +0000
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