Speaker - Ian George
Mon, Jan 27th 2020 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Speaking on "Finland at War 1939 - 1944"
A brief synopsis of Ian’s talk on “Finland at War 1939 – 44”
- The Winter War when Finland resisted the mighty Soviet Red Army in 1939, eventually leading to an armistice in 1940, with territory lost.
- The Finnish coalition with Germany to expel the Soviets from Finnish territory in 1941.
- Finally in 1944, a further armistice with the Soviets and the unhappy withdrawal of the Germans from Finland.
- Throughout the war years and after, how Finland managed to maintain its independence.
