18K views · 279 reactions | Winter War: The Finns Put Up a Tough Fight Against Their Soviet Invaders | War History Online | Facebook

30K views · 723 reactions | The Winter War lasted less than a year but resulted in more horrors than other entire regions saw during the duration of WWII. | Weird History | Facebook

363K views · 5.3K reactions | In the winter of 1943, German forces in Italy withdrew to the fearsome Gustav line, leaving thousands of mines in their wake. | Imperial War Museum London | Facebook

The Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peace Treaty on 13 March 1940. Despite superior military strength, especially in tanks and aircraft, the Soviet Union suffered severe losses and initially made little headway. The League of Nations deemed the attack illegal and expelled the Soviet Union. | Timeline -