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The Winter War 1939-40 (b/w photo)

The Winter War 1939-40 (b/w photo)
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SJB7261994
Image title
The Winter War 1939-40 (b/w photo)
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Photographer
Kristoffersson
Medium
photograph
Date
1940 AD (C20th AD)
Shooting Date
1940-01-15
Image description

The Winter War. A military conflict between the Soviet union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion on november 1939 when Soviet infantery crossed the border on the Karelian Isthmus. About 9500 Swedish volunteer soldiers participated in the war. Here at Rovaniemi, North Finland. The unit called Lapland Group successfully stopped the Soviet troups, though outnumbered, at Salla and Petsamo. Picture shows Finnish soldiers loading part of a Soviet aircraft that was shot down. January 1940

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© Classic Picture Library / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
1930s / 20th century / 1940s / army / aviation / plane / transport / Second World War (1939-1945) / war / Europe / Finland / Scandinavia / winter / season / man / Russia / U.S.S.R / one person / soldier / black and white / photo

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