10 Crazy Ways Finland Fought Off Soviet Domination

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The Winter War began in November of 1939, when the Soviets invaded Finland, seeking to claim Finnish territory. With overwhelming numbers advantages in men and firepower, the Soviets were expecting victory in a couple of weeks. Instead, the conflict went on for three months, with the Soviet soldiers taking casualties at a rate five times that of the Finnish forces. While Finland ultimately agreed to sign 11% of its land over to the Soviets in the peace treaty that ended the war, Finland retained its sovereignty and demonstrated that it was no easy target. Nikita Khrushchev characterized the advantages the Soviets had, noting, “But on these most favorable terms, we could only win through huge difficulties and incredibly great losses. In fact, this victory was a moral defeat.”

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10. They ate well… and made sure the Soviets didn’t
9. They used (and coined the name) Molotov cocktails to neutralize Soviet tanks
8. They had the “White Death”
7. They had saunas
6. They divided and conquered
5. They used psychological warfare
4. They used reindeer and sleds
3. Finnish soldiers knew the terrain, and how to navigate it
2. They dressed for success
1. They had sisu

Source/Further reading:

books.google.com/books?id=bYOXCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=sausage+war+finland&source=bl&ots=Yfmv9iCw7d&sig=PEeFiIl1psuOQXjCB_N31wDhFXc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj5zLPD2LTWAhXqlVQKHUqMBxE4ChDoAQg8MAQ#v=onepage&q=sausage%20war&f=false
nytimes.com/1979/11/30/archives/finlands-pearl-harbor.html?_r=0
telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1517044/The-long-view.html
bbc.com/news/magazine-24328773
books.google.com/books?id=UQCGDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT30&lpg=PT30&dq=soviet+field+kitchen+finland&source=bl&ots=ZSYhpgyxEF&sig=NCG2O5eUpVMkaiYciunlSoJaq3I&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjgidL417TWAhVqxFQKHcP2A9g4ChDoAQguMAE#v=onepage&q=motti&f=false
benning.army.mil/infantry/magazine/issues/2017/JAN-MAr/pdf/Chersicla_WinterWar_txt.pdf
books.google.com/books?id=t_OODAAAQBAJ&pg=PA94&lpg=PA94&dq=reindeer+sled+winter+war&source=bl&ots=nIaWbGPpUK&sig=s1YDp6jX-mD0kQT9ZKmoVsHuhLI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikqIfC2_PXAhWW0YMKHe7-AE04ChDoAQhLMAY#v=onepage&q=reindeer%20sled%20winter%20war&f=false
netwar.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/finnish-motti/
artofmanliness.com/2017/05/02/sisu-finnish-winter-war/

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