Whilst the rest of Europe was getting started on WWII, Finland and Russia had the "Talvisota" or Winter war with the Soviet Union. It lasted less than 3 months, but was continued with the "Continuation war", confusing if you didn't know about the Winter war. Eventually Finland lost much of Karelia and most significantly Viipuri (Vyborg in Swedish or Russian) one of Finland's largest cities.
The conflict took place in the dead of winter, the Finns were poorly equipped, but managed to hold their own against a numerically superior aggressor. The horror and violence of warfare probably cannot be reproduced on film, but this film does it better than most.
Talvisota follows what happened to two brothers who volunteered to defend their country...
The conflict took place in the dead of winter, the Finns were poorly equipped, but managed to hold their own against a numerically superior aggressor. The horror and violence of warfare probably cannot be reproduced on film, but this film does it better than most.
Talvisota follows what happened to two brothers who volunteered to defend their country...