Now the invaders lie dead along the Finnish border
This was their first strategy, which failed enormously. Stalin then gave the task to another general, who’s plan was to just make a huge push on the Karelian Isthmus (which was suggested in the beginning, but Stalin wanted a more “complex” strategy), which is how they then managed to push through the Finnish lines and advance close to Viipuri.
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Now the invaders lie dead along the Finnish border
This was their first strategy, which failed enormously. Stalin then gave the task to another general, who’s plan was to just make a huge push on the Karelian Isthmus (which was suggested in the beginning, but Stalin wanted a more “complex” strategy), which is how they then managed to push through the Finnish lines and advance close to Viipuri.