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In 1939, Finland's efforts to remain neutral have proved in vain. The Russians are standing in front of the 1,000 km long border and want to carry out a Blitzkrieg following the example of Germany. Ultimately, this will be no less than 105 days, which is not only a sign of Russia's weakness. The Finnish defense is very difficult to organize. A limit of no less than 1,000 km, far too few men, equipment and an enemy that seems much stronger. The intention is to slow down the Russians in the hope that help from other nations will come in time. There are 450,000 Russian soldiers against 180,000 Finns. The material differences are even more extreme. For every 80 Russian tanks there is one Finnish. Finland focuses on strategic points and waits. As soon as the Russians attack, the Finns turn out to be masters of ambushes, attacks and sabotage. In small movable units on Skis they manage to kill the Russians by surprise. Not only does Finland manage to hold out for a long time, they even manage to launch successful counterattacks several times and push back the Russians. Finland's fighting spirit puts the Russians at 250,000 dead, where Finland loses 25,000 men.
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