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Winter war trivia

How much do you know about the Winter War?
The winter war was a military conflict between Finland and the Soviet Union
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Last updated: January 25, 2019
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First submittedJanuary 25, 2019
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Nicknamed "The white dead"
Simo Häyha
Finnish city bombed in the first day of the war
Helsinki
The defense of this city was the biggest reason for the Winter War to start
Leningrad
Biggest city the Finish lost after the war
Viipuri (Vyborg)
Finnish commander-in-chief
Karl Gustaf Mannerheim
How long the Winter War would be lasting according to the Soviet leadership
Two weeks
Finnish name for isolated Soviet pockets of resistance after the Soviet Armies fell apart
Motti
Main Finish defense line
Mannerheim line
Anti-tank weapon designed by the fins
Molotov cocktail
Person inspired to invade the Soviet Union after seeing the Soviet army performing badly during the winter war
Adolf Hitler
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War in 1941-1944 where Finland tried to regain terretory lost to the Soviets after the Winter war
Continuation War
Main conveyance for the Finnish army in the Northern regions of the country
Reindeer sleigh
Initial Soviet commander-in-chief
Kirill Meretskov
Soviet commander who replaced the initial Soviet commander-in-chief
Semyon Timoshenko
Puppet government the Soviet installed in the terretories they conquered
Finnish Democratic Republic
Finnish close combat knife
Puuko
Only Finnish province where a full-scale invasion could take place
Karelian Isthmus
City in which the peace treaty was signed after the war
Moscow
Country where most of the aid to Finland came from
Sweden
Finnish village where the Finns stopped the Soviets cutting their country in half. The battle fought there is famous for it's 1:30 kill ratio.
Suomussalmi
annimetall
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Level 47
Aug 20, 2021
Viipuri doesn't work, molotov cocktail could be shortened to just molotov, and Simo Häyhä's name and "puukko" are spelled wrong.

Please, fix these issues. I got a bit offended by some of these.

StiDark
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Level 65
Aug 24, 2021
Hi annimetall, thanks for the feedback, I fixed the issues you mentioned. No need to get offended :)
ponttinalle
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Level 47
Mar 17, 2022
Literally all of the issues are still not fixed.
Nunnamuna
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Level 4
Nov 4, 2022
nice spelling (sarcasm)
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