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Who did the Soviets target in 1944, and why were the Finnish soldiers hiding from Soviet fire? (hexbear.net)

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[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 50 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Really weird how that Finnish uniform looks a lot like a Nazi one

And how the Finnish air force used the swastika well into the 21st century

And how they're sheltering from Russian artillery fire in 1944

Hmm...

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 35 points 3 months ago

[Finnish accent] Silly westerner, don't you know that we only fought the Soviets to establish independence? That's right. Independence from je– the Soviets!