From start to Finnish: Extensive collection of photographs capture the THREE conflicts fought by Finland during World War Two
By Leon Watson
Here's a fascinating glimpse into an age when the world was at war, and the small Scandinavian nation of Finland was fighting for survival against two of its powerful neighbours.
Last month the Finnish Defence Forces put an archive of 160,000 captionless Second World War-era photographs online.
The images record the war years from 1939 to 1945, spanning three conflicts the Finns recognise as the Winter War against an invading Soviet Union, the Continuation War when Finland struck out against the Soviets alongside the Germans, and the Lapland War fought against the Germans for control of Lapland.
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Be it soldiers on the front lines or civilians making supplies on the home front, the archive is packed with a visual history of a country fighting for its independence.
By Leon Watson
Here's a fascinating glimpse into an age when the world was at war, and the small Scandinavian nation of Finland was fighting for survival against two of its powerful neighbours.
Last month the Finnish Defence Forces put an archive of 160,000 captionless Second World War-era photographs online.
The images record the war years from 1939 to 1945, spanning three conflicts the Finns recognise as the Winter War against an invading Soviet Union, the Continuation War when Finland struck out against the Soviets alongside the Germans, and the Lapland War fought against the Germans for control of Lapland.
More...
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Be it soldiers on the front lines or civilians making supplies on the home front, the archive is packed with a visual history of a country fighting for its independence.
