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yup , very little known im guessing as 36 was hitlers extravaganza and then we had war , 40 was to be japans extravaganza but got cancelled , so i take it this was polish resistance fighters 

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22 minutes ago, watab kid said:

yup , very little known im guessing as 36 was hitlers extravaganza and then we had war , 40 was to be japans extravaganza but got cancelled , so i take it this was polish resistance fighters 

 

13 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

Finnish?

 

"White Death" 

"Simo Häyhä, also known as "The White Death," was a Finnish sniper who is credited with killing more than 500 enemy troops within 100 days during the Winter War against the Soviet Union from 1939 to 1940."

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, watab kid said:

i forget the soviets' started on the wrong side of that one back then , mostly we hear of hitlers turning on them , 

 

The Winter War was an odd one.  After the Soviet invasion, the Finns, in order to both counterbalance Soviet aggression and to gain back the territory lost during the Winter War, allied themselves with Nazi Germany.  More of allowing German troops free passage to attack the Soviets than actually fighting alongside of the Germans.  Then they ended up opposing Germany when they refused to pull their troops out per the treaty.

I haven't read through all of this:  https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=6230&context=etd

https://www.britannica.com/place/Finland/Finland-during-World-War-II

 

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2013/05/finland-in-world-war-ii/100519/

 

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/finland-declares-war-on-germany

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