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Title
Nothing But Courage
Description
When the weary Finnish troops took up positions in the Mannerheim Line, with the Soviets right on their heels, the defense ran into trouble right away. After a week of battle, the Soviets managed to breach the line in several places, including at the Honkaniemi railway station. The …
Publisher
Date
1940-02-26
Scenario#
165
Scenario Description
When the weary Finnish troops took up positions in the Mannerheim Line, with the Soviets right on their heels, the defense ran into trouble right away. After a week of battle, the Soviets managed to breach the line in several places, including at the Honkaniemi railway station. The Finns counterattacked, committing the only combat-ready armor unit of the entire army, the 4th Tank Company of the Armored Battalion, together with three infantry battalions.
Location
Honkaniemi, Finland
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
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.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Finnish
Russian
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard
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