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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Insomnia
From Berlin Diary, January 9. 1940 quoting an officer of the American Embassy in Moscow concerning the invasion of Finland:
"Harry says everyone in Moscow, from Stslin down, thought the Red Arny would be in Helsinki a week after the attack started "
Putin's fantasy of s high-speed special military operation is not the first Russian delusion.
I suspect that even the Finns did not expect to hold out for months. Soviet troops had recently given the Japanese army a bloody nose at Khalkin-Gol, and they had far more troops, with tanks and lots of aircraft.
The Winter War is an interesting study in military history, if only because of Simo Häyhä
ReplyDeleteI suspect that even the Finns did not expect to hold out for months. Soviet troops had recently given the Japanese army a bloody nose at Khalkin-Gol, and they had far more troops, with tanks and lots of aircraft.
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