Where the Winter Lingers

The war in Lapland had taken on a start and stop manner. The distances that men and machines had to travel were far too difficult to maintain for long and so the enemies would prepare for and then execute attacks with limited objectives. As the general Soviet winter offensive …

1942-04-27

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The war in Lapland had taken on a start and stop manner. The distances that men and machines had to travel were far too difficult to maintain for long and so the enemies would prepare for and then execute attacks with limited objectives. As the general Soviet winter offensive of 1941-1942 elsewhere was petering out, the Soviet offensive in Lapland was just getting started. The Russians led off with ski troops to occupy the Germans' attention, and then landed Marines behind them in an amphibious landing. This could have spelled disaster for the Germans as the Russians were driving on the major supply base of Pechanga.

Lapland, Finland

The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union (USSR) and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peace Treaty on 13 March 1940. Despite superior military strength, especially in tanks and aircraft, the Soviet Union suffered severe losses and initially made little headway. The League of Nations deemed the attack illegal and expelled the Soviet Union from the organisation.

Russian

German

Scenario Type = Starter Kit