I think Hitler offered to split Poland, not Stalin.
@scientifus3 күн бұрын
2:37 As in any other video too, Finland's geopolitical situation is fully ignored. Take a look at the map in June 1941. Make sure you look at the whole Nordic and Baltic Sea region. Germany had occupied Norway and Denmark. Sweden did not want to participate in the upcoming war in any way. Finland had no land or sea route to other countries. They were completely surrounded by the Soviets and the Nazis, and they were well aware that their country was a about to become a battleground. As a free and democratic country Finland was more than willing to have a treaty with Great Britain and France *before* they had completely failed to help Poland or other countries or even themselves. Yes, the Finns were bitter for losing their second biggest city (Viipuri) and for having to evacuate over 10% of population elsewhere. But it is a huge oversimplification to say it was just about getting their land back. Many Finnish leaders did not believe in victory, not even in 1941 and certainly never later since the main objectives of Operation Barbarossa were not achieved in time. Despite Hitler's demands and threats Finland refused to cut the Murmansk railroad which was very vital to the whole Soviet Union. They also refused to bomb Leningrad. The Finnish government had a very careful approach in this matter. This was well known at the time. The Western Allies understood that Finland was in the worst possible situation and USA even maintained diplomatic relations to get them out of the war. The Finns were even so desperate that they suggested the UK and USA to make a landing in Lapland. This was naturally refused by them because Finland was not willing to surrender to the Soviet Union. Finland was allowed to keep its independence because they withdrew from the war at the right moment and drove the Germans away.
@liamwidinghoff9 күн бұрын
sweden just chiling
@nuevaesperanzadeca209415 күн бұрын
"After the defeat of our army, Stalin lost his nerve" (Nikita Khrushchev, Liaison between Stalin and his generals). In 1944, all the nine (9)attempted breakthroughs failed - of one of them it says, "Red army failed to break through Finnish defences", and "some of the attackers managed to escape back to East". In one of the decisive battles (Tali/Ihantala), the Soviets lost 300 tanks in ONE DAY! Stalin gave up; the price was too high; also, he wanted to get to Berlin before the Allied; hence his coming to the negotiation table. Keeping in mind here; the orders to Red Army were very clear in 1944: "Brute and total occupation of Finland." "In Helsinki in a fortnight!" (Molotov). "In Helsinki by Stalin's birthday" - 18.12.1939 (Meretzikov). Alas! no Soviet boot trambled the streets Helsinki in 1939, not in 1944 (one of a few cities of Europe that was not overun by enemy forces). Ps. correction - Finland lost 25 000 dead in the Winter war, and 75 000 during the Continuation war.
@lambdaspecialist_source17 күн бұрын
Why the hell do you sound so freaky
@Amygameing19 күн бұрын
“I need to get a new career” 🗣️🗣️🥶🥶🥶💯💯💯🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️💀💀💀🥶🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
@Galaxy.Windows21 күн бұрын
i like my country to be a puppet of the Soviet Union
@Finlandsgovernment25 күн бұрын
The Germans only set fire in Lapland and there was 3 wars but not More
@bojanbalkan29 күн бұрын
In 2022: Serbian 68,43%, Hungarian 10,48%, Roma 2,35%, Slovaks 2,29%, Croats 1,88%, Romanians 1,13%, ... There's no point for autonomy now.
@BlackEagle_AlbАй бұрын
Vojvodina is Hungary 🇭🇺🦅🇦🇱
@HarleyQueenstoyАй бұрын
I hope they will get their independence
@Kret-oАй бұрын
We don't want it.
@SeralyneYTАй бұрын
Since we're including personal unions here, the duchies Slesvig, Holsten and Lauenborg probably would have been decent inclusions. Would also have been a good opportunity to rub some salt in the wound at us :p
@suzavcisesdesetdvaАй бұрын
Long live Serbia 🇷🇸
@TheCaseyCunninghamАй бұрын
My neighbour was from Finland, and was living there when the Ussr attacked. She saw her mother murdered by Soviet troops in cold blood. She was only about 10 years old at the time. It really messed her up. She passed away several years ago, but she was still very much screwed up over seeing that until she died. 😢
@boikovvladimir1463Ай бұрын
no mention of Finnish participation in the blockade of Leningrad and atrocities in Karelia
@Apendoja892 ай бұрын
Sweden and Switzerland: What a Great Movie
@anactualsoupcanАй бұрын
Remove Sweden from there, Sweden is neutral, THOUGH they were exporting iron to the Germans during WW2
@kimiboyy2 ай бұрын
Once again, Germany took a huge L during this war. Adolf thought he did something fr fr skull emoji. However bro was absolutely cooked by british forces. W in the chat... for the United Kingdom
@Voidblackpfp2 ай бұрын
Can you just adjust the border finland!
@irou952 ай бұрын
Finland didn't start the continuation war, they started bombing again when hitler attacked and said in a speech that Finland is with them.
@noobii42082 ай бұрын
Learn english bro
@Ramdomwarthunderuser2 ай бұрын
Noticed the “350”
@CivilisedThwomp2 ай бұрын
I love how according to this, the collapse of tge soviet union eould be every ssr other than russia going: "RUSSIA, *CHANGE YOUR BORDERS!*
@gotterdammerung55272 ай бұрын
Okay but if we're being 100% honest Poland really was asking for it. Poland should have pandered to Russia and Germany if they didn't want to have war. They thought because they had big and bad friends like Britain and France that they could do whatever they want and completely disregard the opinions of the two bigger dogs next to them. It wouldn't have been that hard for Poland to give back the Western Prussian corridor.
@Globeraphy2 ай бұрын
You're implicitly justifying so many wars right now. "Ukraine was asking for it - They shouldve just given Donetsk and Luhansk!" "Finland was asking for it - They shouldve given up their border territories from the getgo" "France was asking for it - They shouldve just given Alsace-Lorraine to Germany (1870)"
@KennyT1872 ай бұрын
It's always funny when people claim that Finland "lost" the winter war. Stalin thought he was going to annex whole of Finland in just 2 weeks. He was never just trying to "adjust the borders" - that was his Casus Belli alongside the false flag attack in Mainila - his plan was to take it all from the start - or do you think he sent up to 760,000 soldiers to just "adjust the borders"? Hence, the result of the "Moscow Peace Treaty" can be seen as a defensive victory for Finland - we kept our independence unlike the Baltic and other East-European countries which became Soviet puppet states.
@MontanaMax-uy9zc2 ай бұрын
Adjust your borders 😂
@isoviikuna93712 ай бұрын
Never forget never forgive
@alexanderfjeld_2 ай бұрын
hvor blir det av videoene?
@arttuvesterinen69842 ай бұрын
Stalin wanted Finlands, denazification. That`s popular desire in Russia.
@AmarbayasgalanNymbayar2 ай бұрын
okay i'll watch SISU again!
@findood84913 ай бұрын
you are spreading fake news. 22th june 1941 soviet union 6.05 o'clock started hostilities from their occupied Hanko base. Finland witheld from retaliating till 25th when soviet union started air bombing Helsinki. Finland did not start a war against Soviet union.
@maximomartin25293 ай бұрын
Funny how Germany was doing Operation Barbarosa on Soviet Union, but Germany and Soviet Union actually co-operated to invade Finland, and somehow two of the greatest powers in WW2 failed to take on a surrrounded, small, and "kinda weak" country.
@atat30323 ай бұрын
Finland did not start the continuation war they were forced by hitler
@MrTada983 ай бұрын
I like how your map in 9:06 correctly excludes part of modern-day Slovakia from German-occupied territory. Nice touch.
@HistoryWithEm433 ай бұрын
I get these take time to make. But I wish you'd upload more. Your videos are great and seem well reaearched
@kaamoshaamu3 ай бұрын
One interesting aspect is that soldiers partitioning to Lapland war weren't veterans. Basic reservist that just finished the schooling. Ofc there were veterans as ncos etc.
@-AxisA-3 ай бұрын
I'm Finnish and this video gave me multiple good chuckles or made me actually lol a bit:D So I defienetly will sub now! I did'nt know before this video that the "city" of Rovaniemi (considered a city in Finland) was destroyed/burned to the ground 90% throught in 1944....
@Benx249373 ай бұрын
Viking age 792-1066 not 1065
@arsalanpranks68953 ай бұрын
Im learnding me so smart now
@Veliotas3 ай бұрын
The Finnish people said "Nuh Uh"
@mariusbcc73913 ай бұрын
14:52 the longer you look the worse it gets
@EyüpEmir9113 ай бұрын
İ liked ur video characters so funny And so good Coniute
@ieatchildren4453 ай бұрын
oversimlified
@IngolfAilin-gx2mj3 ай бұрын
My grandfather lived in kirkenes as a child just a little bit after the bombing
@Cjnw3 ай бұрын
Truman (for Iran): Stalin, adjust your borders!! ** The USSR ends occupation of northern Iran **
@memespeech3 ай бұрын
Murder is murder, terror is terror, same psychos. Uniforms, tribalisms, politics, and other empathetic biases are just euphemisms.
@pontushaggstrom62613 ай бұрын
On kauniina muistona Karjalan maa, mutta vieläkin syömmessä soinnahtaa...
@slimrummy46163 ай бұрын
Stalin actually gave Finland a pretty easy out considering what happened to eastern Europe