The random picture thread

[somuchfun]

Oh and does this mean Finland was against us? If so I am fuming here Finnfan.

Not at the time but fought later on against Russia invading occupied territory with the help of Ze Germans. England declared war on us and I think Australia did too? Which helped and we didn't get occupied by anyone thus saving us from the faith the eastern parts of europe suffered.

5th December 1941, Declaration of War on Finland, Hungary and Romania

 

[Jamo Martinez]

Oh and does this mean Finland was against us? If so I am fuming here Finnfan.

I think the Russians had a separate expansionist agenda as far as Finland is concerned so the Finns just defended themselves. Not sure though. They might have been bad nazis.

Saunas on the front line. That is simply brilliant

 

[ricardobee]

I remember reading the books of Sven Hassel as a kid, think he was Finnish.... it was an account of him fighting for ze germans in ww2. Fantastic stuff.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

The finns used to get operatives behind enemy lines by ski jumping over the trenches. they had no air force so had to, and thus invented an olympic sport.

 

[DualityNSNO]

This one's for you, FinnFan and somuchfun.

As much as I love the Finns, the numbers in that picture are not accurate...
Some are close (or even more than stated in there), but not accurate.

 

[Frank Drebin]

As much as I love the Finns, the numbers in that picture are not accurate...
Some are close (or even more than stated in there), but not accurate.

They didn't even count the dead seals.

 

[DualityNSNO]

They didn't even count the dead seals.

Yeah, exactly!

 

[chicoazul]

I remember reading the books of Sven Hassel as a kid, think he was Finnish.... it was an account of him fighting for ze germans in ww2. Fantastic stuff.

Read a couple of those books too, top stuff.

That winter war was super. The Russians were poorly prepared for winter warfare (which ironically was the reason the Nazis failed against them, 20 miles from Moscow) and the Finns turned into snow guerillas, skiing around their positions, flanking, and attacking them with great success. The Finns can fight like, not just innocent baby seals to their credit.

Eventually the sheer resources of Ivan overcome them sadly just before the Brits were coming to help them through northern Norway, which was Churchill's brainchild.

 

[EFCNIK]

I'm confused. We were coming to help Finland against Russia? I thought we were fighting WITH Russia? Oh my tiny tiny brain cannot comprehend...

 

[Dylan]

Read a couple of those books too, top stuff.

That winter war was super. The Russians were poorly prepared for winter warfare (which ironically was the reason the Nazis failed against them, 20 miles from Moscow) and the Finns turned into snow guerillas, skiing around their positions, flanking, and attacking them with great success. The Finns can fight like, not just innocent baby seals to their credit.

Eventually the sheer resources of Ivan overcome them sadly just before the Brits were coming to help them through northern Norway, which was Churchill's brainchild.

Also to add to that, hadn't Stalin executed most of the Red Army's officers, leaving very inexperienced men in command? Or am I thinking of a different conflict?

 

[Dylan]

I'm confused. We were coming to help Finland against Russia? I thought we were fighting WITH Russia? Oh my tiny tiny brain cannot comprehend...

This was just before WWII Nik.

 

[EFCNIK]

Oooooo didn't know there were wars in between WW1 and 2.

 

[TheFinnFan]

i once saw article about how english newspapers reacted to that war at that time, your country was very supportive to us. i tried to find examples from net but i couldnt find any...

 

[DualityNSNO]

Also to add to that, hadn't Stalin executed most of the Red Army's officers, leaving very inexperienced men in command? Or am I thinking of a different conflict?

Well the Winter was was in 1939-1940, and the Great Purge that he ordered was in 1936-38, so I guess that's correct.

Fun fact: Joseph Stalin's birth-name isn't Stalin, and he's not even Russian.

 

[Stoic Ape]

you guys are going off topic, ill get you back on the right track