Little-Known Facts About The Finnish Soldiers of World War II
video description
Date: 2022-12-29
Related videos
Comments and reviews: 20
Skeppo1
Finnish Army never ever poisoned freshwater supplies left behind own lines. Neither Our army did not burn houses or buildings - some of that was done in 1944. Finnish army had so little antipersonel or antitank mines, that they could not make any bubietraps to houses villages or cities left behind. Finnish Army had no time to bury sovjet fallen bodies and what comes to sovjet army, they simply did not have power to bury their own - mostly they used their time to trying to survive in Mottis they were sorrounded. And think - temperature over 40 degrees below zero - how would you dig a grave to solid rock like ground. And what comes to using dead bodies as scaring tactics - that happed nearly ever. Finnish soldiers had better things to do but play with enamy bodies - like trying to get some sleep, find food and kill more sovjets. And these skitroopers - they were just plain ordinary men and boys - with no special training. At what comes to automaticguns - we had really little of them. Our army had so little menpower against sovjets that most mottis were just guarded by some soldiers and we just waited that sovjets starved or freeze to death. What comes to finnish snipers - we had none of them - they were just some really good and skillfulriflemen who with their ironsighted Mosin-Nagants were able to kill enamy from great distances. It would be goodthing to read some history before telling others of it.
reply
Finnish Army never ever poisoned freshwater supplies left behind own lines. Neither Our army did not burn houses or buildings - some of that was done in 1944. Finnish army had so little antipersonel or antitank mines, that they could not make any bubietraps to houses villages or cities left behind. Finnish Army had no time to bury sovjet fallen bodies and what comes to sovjet army, they simply did not have power to bury their own - mostly they used their time to trying to survive in Mottis they were sorrounded. And think - temperature over 40 degrees below zero - how would you dig a grave to solid rock like ground. And what comes to using dead bodies as scaring tactics - that happed nearly ever. Finnish soldiers had better things to do but play with enamy bodies - like trying to get some sleep, find food and kill more sovjets. And these skitroopers - they were just plain ordinary men and boys - with no special training. At what comes to automaticguns - we had really little of them. Our army had so little menpower against sovjets that most mottis were just guarded by some soldiers and we just waited that sovjets starved or freeze to death. What comes to finnish snipers - we had none of them - they were just some really good and skillfulriflemen who with their ironsighted Mosin-Nagants were able to kill enamy from great distances. It would be goodthing to read some history before telling others of it.
reply
JJooN
My grandfather still has his fathers diary from the winter war. Some pretty grim reading. Only 20 days in total that he wrote something about during the first month of the war. Last few updates are really sad his good friend died, they got a soviet POW and. interrogated. him.
And after that its just blank pages, no more writing. He stayed on the front for the entire duration of the war though, I guess he just totally lost interest in writing down bad shit everytime he would pick up the pen.
But kinda crazy to hold that book and imagine that 80 years ago my great grandfather had it in his backpack somewhere in the frozen eastern Finland fighting for his and his mens life.
reply
My grandfather still has his fathers diary from the winter war. Some pretty grim reading. Only 20 days in total that he wrote something about during the first month of the war. Last few updates are really sad his good friend died, they got a soviet POW and. interrogated. him.
And after that its just blank pages, no more writing. He stayed on the front for the entire duration of the war though, I guess he just totally lost interest in writing down bad shit everytime he would pick up the pen.
But kinda crazy to hold that book and imagine that 80 years ago my great grandfather had it in his backpack somewhere in the frozen eastern Finland fighting for his and his mens life.
reply
Martin
As usual a few 'facts' about this conflict that's simply wrong. Early on the temperature was quite mild, that aided the poorly equipped finns who lacked all sort of uniform details. The Red Army was well equipped with winter clothing but didn't get any advantage from it during this part of the conflict. Later when it did get cold the finns suffered terribly from frostbites while the Red Army used frozen lakes and rivers to bypass the static strongpoints of the finnish defenders. So in short when it did get cold it greatly aided the Soviets and led to them defeating the finns and getting more then what they had demanded from the start.
reply
As usual a few 'facts' about this conflict that's simply wrong. Early on the temperature was quite mild, that aided the poorly equipped finns who lacked all sort of uniform details. The Red Army was well equipped with winter clothing but didn't get any advantage from it during this part of the conflict. Later when it did get cold the finns suffered terribly from frostbites while the Red Army used frozen lakes and rivers to bypass the static strongpoints of the finnish defenders. So in short when it did get cold it greatly aided the Soviets and led to them defeating the finns and getting more then what they had demanded from the start.
reply
Екатерина
I don't know why it's been told by Western historians that Finland won? When it lost a huge chunk of its territory to USSR? Yes. Finns being stubborn and proud not to submit to Stalin's demands. But at the end they lost more land than Stalin demanded. Of course. they inflicted heavy casualties on the Red army. but they lost a lot of their men too. Plus. at the very beginning
Stalin offered territory for exchange where big reserve of oil and gas was discovered latter. So what did really Finns achieve for their stubbornness?
reply
I don't know why it's been told by Western historians that Finland won? When it lost a huge chunk of its territory to USSR? Yes. Finns being stubborn and proud not to submit to Stalin's demands. But at the end they lost more land than Stalin demanded. Of course. they inflicted heavy casualties on the Red army. but they lost a lot of their men too. Plus. at the very beginning
Stalin offered territory for exchange where big reserve of oil and gas was discovered latter. So what did really Finns achieve for their stubbornness?
reply
Juho
Great video. However I did note that a picture of a plane around 5: 04 is actually swedish, it has quite distinct three crowns under it's wings.
One interesting fact about the war was that the Finns used quite a lot of captured equipment. As was mentioned on the video, there was shortage of everything. And because of that, the Finns would check the dead for anything usefull, collecting weapons and ammunition. But eventually managed to capture things like entire tanks.
reply
Great video. However I did note that a picture of a plane around 5: 04 is actually swedish, it has quite distinct three crowns under it's wings.
One interesting fact about the war was that the Finns used quite a lot of captured equipment. As was mentioned on the video, there was shortage of everything. And because of that, the Finns would check the dead for anything usefull, collecting weapons and ammunition. But eventually managed to capture things like entire tanks.
reply
Bret
Finland didn't win the war. They stoped the invasion but couldn't win the against the Soviets. They were forced by a treaty to give away a portion of their country. Karelia in the South East. Petsamo in the North East and Salla.
The Finnish troops were outstanding fighters but lost the war.
Operation Barbarossa having Finland join the Wehrmacht to retrieve their lost areas of Karelia, Salla and Petsamo that were reoccupied by Finland.
reply
Finland didn't win the war. They stoped the invasion but couldn't win the against the Soviets. They were forced by a treaty to give away a portion of their country. Karelia in the South East. Petsamo in the North East and Salla.
The Finnish troops were outstanding fighters but lost the war.
Operation Barbarossa having Finland join the Wehrmacht to retrieve their lost areas of Karelia, Salla and Petsamo that were reoccupied by Finland.
reply
Bill
There were some Finnish volunteers who volunteered to join the SS and fought on the eastern front against the Soviet Red Army and earned a reputation as extremely tough and fierce, well trained and disciplined bad ass warriors among both the the Germans and Soviets. And if my memory is correct, one of those Finnish SS volunteers was part of the creation of the US Army Special Forces (the Green Berets) in the 1950s.
reply
There were some Finnish volunteers who volunteered to join the SS and fought on the eastern front against the Soviet Red Army and earned a reputation as extremely tough and fierce, well trained and disciplined bad ass warriors among both the the Germans and Soviets. And if my memory is correct, one of those Finnish SS volunteers was part of the creation of the US Army Special Forces (the Green Berets) in the 1950s.
reply
Hallands
3: 50 Sometimes the braindeadery of Americans outclasses ordinary humans completely: If you have made yourself a few, nice Molotov-cocktail filled with gasoline or alcohol, why on earth would you then dip your fuse in kerosene? Is the explosively flammable liquid already present in the bottle not fit for fuses?
reply
3: 50 Sometimes the braindeadery of Americans outclasses ordinary humans completely: If you have made yourself a few, nice Molotov-cocktail filled with gasoline or alcohol, why on earth would you then dip your fuse in kerosene? Is the explosively flammable liquid already present in the bottle not fit for fuses?
reply
Laci
Finland did not fight alone in this war, it had enormous help from Germany, both in human and material terms, Finland was also helped by the neighboring Baltic nations, all of them in order, and even Hungary sent volunteers, so in essence the Soviets saw the war against a stronger or at least equally strong enemy
reply
Finland did not fight alone in this war, it had enormous help from Germany, both in human and material terms, Finland was also helped by the neighboring Baltic nations, all of them in order, and even Hungary sent volunteers, so in essence the Soviets saw the war against a stronger or at least equally strong enemy
reply
Fang
The reason for additives in a gasoline fuelled bomb, isnt only to generate smoke.
It is done to cause stickiness and slow burn.
Pure gas burns off the surface of a vehicle in seconds.
The black thick smoke is definitely an advantageous bonus.
reply
The reason for additives in a gasoline fuelled bomb, isnt only to generate smoke.
It is done to cause stickiness and slow burn.
Pure gas burns off the surface of a vehicle in seconds.
The black thick smoke is definitely an advantageous bonus.
reply
Dan
So many good Soviet soldiers died for the greed of power of that piece of crap Stalin, my family left Czechoslovakia because so many were starving, forced to give up there crop's to feed the motherland
reply
So many good Soviet soldiers died for the greed of power of that piece of crap Stalin, my family left Czechoslovakia because so many were starving, forced to give up there crop's to feed the motherland
reply
Franklin
I knew a solder from the Winter War on Finlands side. He was the nicest guy I have ever met. He had PTSD and had a hard time sleeping at night, and that was +20 years after the end of WWII.
reply
I knew a solder from the Winter War on Finlands side. He was the nicest guy I have ever met. He had PTSD and had a hard time sleeping at night, and that was +20 years after the end of WWII.
reply
somnamnaa
Poisoning the drinking water doesn't help, because by melting the snow you always have water. So I think as a Finn, it's just a fake story that's not true because it's not useful.
reply
Poisoning the drinking water doesn't help, because by melting the snow you always have water. So I think as a Finn, it's just a fake story that's not true because it's not useful.
reply
Scare
Civilian Militia! Equivalent to Seal teams or speznaz. This is why patriotism is important in America. No wonder they're trying to eradicate it to weaken our home defense.
reply
Civilian Militia! Equivalent to Seal teams or speznaz. This is why patriotism is important in America. No wonder they're trying to eradicate it to weaken our home defense.
reply
education
As an American, I have a lot of respect for these people, and Finnish people in general after watching this. Not bad, way to show your Chrysler Building size nuts.
reply
As an American, I have a lot of respect for these people, and Finnish people in general after watching this. Not bad, way to show your Chrysler Building size nuts.
reply
education
As an American, I have a lot of respect for these people, and Finnish people in general after watching this. Not bad, way to show your Chrysler Building size nuts.
reply
As an American, I have a lot of respect for these people, and Finnish people in general after watching this. Not bad, way to show your Chrysler Building size nuts.
reply
boy
white death over 500 confirme kills is when office or somebody saw it
there is legends that he kill over 800 but thos over 300 kills was not confirme by somebody
reply
white death over 500 confirme kills is when office or somebody saw it
there is legends that he kill over 800 but thos over 300 kills was not confirme by somebody
reply
massoud999
A less known fact is that Jewish soldiers fought in the Finnish army during the winter war.
The Fins didn't allow the Nazis to harm them.
Respect.
reply
A less known fact is that Jewish soldiers fought in the Finnish army during the winter war.
The Fins didn't allow the Nazis to harm them.
Respect.
reply
Matti
Thanks. Maybe next, you will go for: The Cudgel War (also Club War, Finnish: Nuijasota, Swedish: Klubbekriget. There is also great march composed on the topic.
reply
Thanks. Maybe next, you will go for: The Cudgel War (also Club War, Finnish: Nuijasota, Swedish: Klubbekriget. There is also great march composed on the topic.
reply
Jussi
When talking about Finnish air power, why was there a picture of an Swedish plane that wasn't used by Finnish forces during the time of whole of WWII?
reply
When talking about Finnish air power, why was there a picture of an Swedish plane that wasn't used by Finnish forces during the time of whole of WWII?
reply
Add a review, comment
Other channel videos
