Soviet-Finnish War: Finland attacked by the Soviet Union

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Finland held out until March 1940, when it signed the Moscow Peace Treaty, ceding about 9% of its pre-war territory and 20% of its industrial capacity to the Soviet Union.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Soviet-Finnish War: Finland attacked by the Soviet Union". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 May 2009 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=7175, accessed 23 November 2024.]

7175 Soviet-Finnish War: Finland attacked by the Soviet Union 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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