\— 1939: Start of Soviet-Finnish War, also known as the “Winter War”. It took the USSR over three months to defeat Finland. This shocked most of the world since the Soviet Union had a population of over 170 million and Finland had less than 4 million people. The Soviets also had an overwhelming advantage in tanks, aircraft, and all military supplies. The fact that the Soviets struggled so much against a small country like Finland led many world leaders to conclude that the Soviet Union was militarily weak. Some believe this contributed to Adolf Hitler’s belief that Nazi Germany could conquer the USSR when the Nazis invaded in June 1941.
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You’re not going to be very popular in a Finland sub by stating that the USSR *defeated* Finland in the Winter War.