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Russo-Finnish War: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Winter War
Date November 30, 1939 - March 12, 1940
Location Karelian Isthmus
Participants Finland • Soviet Union
Context German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact • World War II

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Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
premier of Soviet Union
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Juho Kusti Paasikivi
president of Finland
Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
president of Finland
Semyon Timoshenko
Semyon Timoshenko
Soviet general

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