Joseph Stalin30 November 1939
Russia launches an attack against Finland, fighting lasts throughout the winter. Russia attacks the Mannerheim Line to invade Finland
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Russia launches an attack against Finland, fighting lasts throughout the winter. Russia attacks the Mannerheim Line to invade Finland
Launches a attacks against the Mannerheim Line, Finlands main line of defence
The Fins are forced out of the Karelian Isthmus
Finland surrenders large tracts of territory & fortifications to Russia
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