Chris Bryer
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Japanese?
Wouldn't that be an interesting matchup, even if ahistorical (to my knowledge)
Wouldn't that be an interesting matchup, even if ahistorical (to my knowledge)
That would be interesting, It would also be interesting to see British fighting in Finland as they attempted to plan.Japanese?
Wouldn't that be an interesting matchup, even if ahistorical (to my knowledge)
Actually I was thinking Brits and Finnish fighting side by side.That would be a great also. Brits are tough but that self rally and 8 ML are stupendous
The Finns weren't really supporters of Germany, they just accepted Germany's help and support to fight the Soviets and regain their homeland.Wow...were the Brits planning to fight with supporters of Germany?
I had no idea!
I never heard of that before, interestingThat would be interesting, It would also be interesting to see British fighting in Finland as they attempted to plan.
I just meant using the SASL missions as a template upon which to create scenario, to play against each other. Not actually SASLingNever SASL'd before
They were going to use the Scotts for that mission (they kept if from you guys).I never heard of that before, interesting
The British and the Soviets were allies. In fact the British attacked Finnish ships in 1941. The Finnish signed the Anti-Comintern Pact, but were not a real ally of the Germans in the Finnish’s view. They didn’t sign the Tripartite Pact. But in Paris they signed the peace treaties in 1947 as an ally of the Germans. The Finnish invade the USSR during the Continuation War. So the Finnish were not only interested in gaining back their lost territory during the earlier winter war.But again, they were only interested in gaining back their home. Once they took it back they were reluctant to actually invade Russia. At the time, the British government viewed the Soviets as a hostile power as well, partly because of their territorial invasions and partly because they had a pact with Germany. They wanted to send troops to Finland to resist the Soviet invasion, but had no way to get them there.
Large Communist sentiment...!? I think not Sir.At the time, yes and later they did support Germany. However, the interesting part is that in Britain there was a large communist sentiment amongst the populous so supporting the Finns against the Russians curious.
Churchill wanted to use the Finnish/Russian war to attack the Soviet Union...but then he supported the latter...go figure..I never heard of that before, interesting
The British and the Soviets were allies. In fact the British attacked Finnish ships in 1941. The Finnish signed the Anti-Comintern Pact, but were not a real ally of the Germans in the Finnish’s view. They didn’t sign the Tripartite Pact. But in Paris they signed the peace treaties in 1947 as an ally of the Germans. The Finnish invade the USSR during the Continuation War. So the Finnish were not only interested in gaining back their lost territory during the earlier winter war.