The Finns then joined the fight against the Soviets, undertaking the “War of Continuation.” An armistice signed on September 19, 1944, effectively concluded that conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland, contingent on Finnish recognition of the Treaty of Moscow and the evacuation of German troops (who refused to leave).
In the event, the Finnish government chose to join forces with Germany in the hope of regaining the territory it had lost in the Winter War and so declared war on the Soviet Union on 25 June 1941, three days after Germany attacked the USSR.
I bought this and the winter war book as his Christmas presents, and for a man that is a war enthusiast, well read and particular, I was shocked when I received the first phone FROM him in over a decade (I've always reached out) to say how remarkable these books were.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED if you like Finnish history. After WW2 Alakulppi moved to U.S.A. with his wife and…Finnish soldiers stand in lake Paanajärvi over the dead body of an enemy Soviet soldier killed during the Finnish-Soviet Continuation War.
Its still a bit weak in terms of providing specific military data ( forces planning, development, etc) but in general its an excellent work for anybody interested in the subject. Finns save their words and their emotions even more; I got both in response to these books, which tells me a lot of their quality. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number.
The Russians would lose what America lost in D Day, on any one day in the war. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed.
You probably won't like or be interested in everything I put on this page, but hopefully you'll find a few things or learn something new about Finland.A Finnish soldier wounded by a Soviet sniper smiles for a photograph during the Finnish-Soviet Continuation War. Less biographies with more depth would be more interesting and not interrupt the narrative. ”Something old Something new Something borrowed Something blue Little bits of Finland and anything Finnish around the world, in the past or in the present. After reading the first volume on the Winter War by the same authors, I ordered the second volume right away. Beautifully presented. Thanks This is a side of WWII that no one in the US knows about, which is quite typical of our American conceit.
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This is THE BEST book I have read on the Continuation and Lapland Wars, fully illustrated with a lot on previously unpublished photos, very detailed maps and interesting biographies of all the main Finnish, German and Soviet Commanders.
To date, it is the largest battle in the history of the Nordic countries.. However, a single prototype was also tested by the Soviets in December 1939 in the Winter War with the 91st Tank Battalion. This volume controls the extensive use of capsules and limits the distracting biographies.
There are frequent call out boxes with short biographies which are too numerous and too brief.
although a few others works had been made available in the recent times, this provides a substantial complement with a better map and operational review. Finnish T-34B, Continuation War, 1942. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
Soviet Rifleman vs Finnish Infantryman: Continuation War 1941–44.
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The book contains considerable detail on the Continuation and Lapland Wars from the Finish perspective.