1939 NON-AGRESSION PACT IN

ACTION

THE FIGHT FOR

FINLAND

THE WINTER WAR

OCTOBER 12, 1939-MARCH 6, 1940

THE SOVIET INVASION OF FINLAND

On October 12 Stalin issues an ultimatum to the
Finnish government for the Karelian Isthmus and
naval base rights.
The Finns stonewall and the USSR invades November
30 with four armies (30 divisions) and are kicked out
of the League of Nations.
Finland with 175,000 strong hold them back and
make the Red Army suffer dearly from December 4 to
January all along the Mannerheim Line and between
Lake Ladoga and the White Sea.

THE
WINTER

THE MANNERHEIM LINE

SOVIET VICTORY IN
FINLAND
Stalin will have to commit more
than 1 million Red Army Forces
into Finland.

The Russian bombing of

Helsinki and the huge
casualties force a tiny
population to sue for terms.
On March 12 a treaty is signed
with the USSR giving Stalin
what he wanted.

OPERATION WESERNAZI INVASION OF NORWAY

THE NORWEGIAN CAMPAIGN APRIL 9,

1940-JUN
1940
Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, commander of the Nazi
U-boat fleet convinced Hitler that Norwegian naval
bases were essential to the German defeat of the
Royal Navy.

Norwegian Fascist leader, Vidkun Quisling, is chosen

to sabotage coastal defenses in Norway allowing
German landings at Trondheim, Narvik, and
Kristiansand.
Norway refuses to surrender and begs for Allied help.
With British intervention, the Nazi occupation of
Norway is delayed.

THE BATTLE FOR NORWAY

FELLOW ARYANS???

VICTORY IN NORWAY AND DENMARK

BATTLES FOR NARVIK

While German paratroopers and Wehrmacht fared well against
Norwegian troops, the German Navy suffered several hard
losses against the Royal Navy.
Narvik, providing the northernmost base of attack against
Scapa Flow, was particularly important.
Narvik was abandoned by Britain only AFTER Germany
crashed through the French frontier and British troops had to
be re-deployed to defend Belgium and France.
Denmark surrendered without a fight, but refused a puppet
regime and would not comply with Nazi Policy.