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The Winter War[F 6] 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. The League of Nations deemed the attack illegal and expelled the Soviet Union. The Soviets made several demands, including that Finland cede substantial border territories in exchange for land elsewhere, claiming security reasons – primarily the protection of Leningrad, 32 km (20 mi) from the Finnish border. When Finland refused, the Soviets invaded. Most sources conclude that the Soviet Union had intended to conquer all of Finland, and cite the establishment of the puppet Finnish Communist government and the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact's secret protocols as evidence of this,[F 7] whi

Winter War - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland This article is about the 1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland. For other uses, see Winter War (disambiguation) . Winter War Part of the European theatre of World War II A Finnish Maxim M/09-21 machine gun crew during the Winter War Date 30 November 1939 – 13 March 1940 (3 months, 1 week and 6 days) Location Eastern Finland Result Moscow Peace Treaty Territorial changes Cession of the Gulf of Finland islands, Karelian Isthmus , Ladoga Kare

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