Northern Eurasia 1940: Winter War
6 March 1940
6 Mar 1940
The Soviet Union under Stalin
1816–1914 Late Tsarist Russia
1914–1918 The Great War and the Revolution
1918–1921 The Russian Civil War: The White Phase
1921–1927 The Russian Civil War: The Green Phase
1927–1941 The Soviet Union under Stalin
1941–1943 The Great Patriotic War: Germany Invades
1943–1945 The Great Patriotic War: Germany at Bay
1945–1991 Soviet Superpower
1991–pres Successors of the Soviet Union
Winter War
After expanding into Poland and the Baltic states, the Soviet Union launched an invasion of Finland in late 1939. Despite their huge advantage in numbers and equipment, the war started disastrously for the Soviets. However they persevered and eventually forced the Finns to come to terms.
