Hakkaa Paalle

With their victories in the north, Finnish reinforcements were dispatched to the Kuhmo sector to seal the fate of the Soviet’s 54th Rifle Division, whose own advance had stalled in the frozen marshland. To counter, Russia’s only trained ski troops, the 2nd Soviet Ski Brigade did a wide flanking …

1940-01-12

G17

With their victories in the north, Finnish reinforcements were dispatched to the Kuhmo sector to seal the fate of the Soviet’s 54th Rifle Division, whose own advance had stalled in the frozen marshland. To counter, Russia’s only trained ski troops, the 2nd Soviet Ski Brigade did a wide flanking maneuver in hopes of breaking the Finnish grip on the beleaguered infantry division. But, some ten miles inside Finland while crossing open ground, they were sighted by Finnish scouts around noon. Their shots brought the 9th Sissi Company.

Vetko, 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.

Finnish

Russian

Scenario Type = Standard