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And that justifies it how exactly?
Finland had just ceded 9% of its territory to end Soviet aggression against it. Germany was useful in getting that territory back.
This is one of those "play stupid games get stupid prizes" things. The Soviet Union invaded a smaller country. Don't blame Finland when it allied itself with a more powerful country. It's silly to act the victim when the Soviet Union picked a fight to begin with.
I think I will blame Finland for fighting with the Nazis actually. Don't tell me what to do.
25 million people of the USSR died, that does sort of make them a victim. Taking a piece of Finland that was a part of Russia in 1917, like 20 years earlier, that is to this day recognized by Finland as Russian territory, this justifies that for you?
Of Nazi Germany, sure. Not of Finland. Not when the Soviet Union invaded first. It's also worth noting that
You say that like they were okay with it. From what I hear, it's a source of considerable bitterness, especially given that all the Finnish people in the area were forced out.
What a pointless distinction. It's not like they contributed to Operation Barbarossa or anything and that a number of those 25 million deaths came at the hands of Finish troops.
No, I say that like it is an objective fact.
Finland took soviet territory, Soviets wanted the unjustly occupied territory back. I say its fair. They didn't invade all of finland.
good for them, its war, they lost. Finland shouldn't have gone for a greedy land grab.