winter war

  1. EasternRomanEmpire

    Barbarossa without the Great Purge

    POD is Sergei Kirov not being assassinated, I know Stalin still could've purged everyone but just assume he doesn't. The Red Army has officers however it still has some other issues such as outdated equipment. I assume the Red Army would be able to conquer Finland ITTL. Would Hitler still launch...
  2. Did the Soviet Union plan to annex Finland during the Winter War?

    Very quick question because I cannot find a definite answer to this, when Stalin first invaded Finland, did he had in mind to annex the entire state, to sort of restore the Grand Duchy of Finland in a red coat of paint as a new Finnish SSR? because it seems that after it was made clear that the...
  3. Double-Edged Sword: The Nazi-Soviet Alliance in World War II
    Threadmarks: Introduction and POD

    So... I suppose this TL requires some introduction. My PoD is very simple- ITTL, Britain and France declare war on the Soviet Union as it invades Poland in 1939. This initially leads to some even darker defeats for the Allies, but it also gives the Nazis an inflated idea of their own strength...
  4. WI: More Successful Pinocchio Release?

    As you may or may not know, Walt Disney’s Pinocchio (the second film in the WDAC) premiered on February 7, 1940 before being widely released in the USA February 23 that same year. The next country where it was released was in the UK that spring (premiered in March and wide release in May). After...
  5. Finland prepared for the Winter War

    Everybody here knows that Finland did exceptionaly well in the Winter War, especially if we consider the huge disparity between them and the Soviet Union in every category. My question is, what preparations could Finland make so that the War lasts longer, and perhaps ends on better terms then...
  6. WI: Reds win Finish civil war

    Ok lets think about what if the communists win the finnish civil war. IOT the German intervention killed the revolution. The POD could be that germany is too busy with the western front, so they remain neutral. With bolshewik support the reds finally finish the the whites. What would happen to...
  7. No winter war.

    Somehow Stalin is convinced not to be paranoid for a few months and just let Finland be. Given that the main reason that the Finns sided with Germany later was revenge/get back their stuff they probably don't in this TL. How badly does this hurt the Germans? Probable effects I can see: 1)...
  8. DrakonFin

    The Year of Broken Promises - A Finnish Timeline
    Threadmarks: Introduction/Title Card

    O child of Finland, don't give away your lovely land! For the strangers' bread tastes bitter, and their words are coarse Their skies, days are without light, their hearts are strange to you O child of Finland, don't give away your lovely land. O child of Finland, your land is beautiful...
  9. Guaro

    WI: Stalin decide to keep the winterwar going till the total occupation of Finland?

    As per title: what are the repercussions of an enraged Stalin who decidento annex Finland at any cost during the Winter war?? How the WA will react? Germany? Sweden? Will this change Barbarossa? The LL will still be delivered as OTL?
  10. okmangeez

    What is Evil and Good?: A Three Way WW2

    So, thanks to the popular vote, an Axis Soviet Union was the most popular choice. Here is the first part to the scenario: What if, because of different circumstances, Operation Pike was carried out and made the Soviets join the Axis? +++++ Chapter 1 When the Second World War came to a close...
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