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February 16th, 2006  
boris116
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Originally Posted by Doppleganger

I don't want it to seem like I don't think there wouldn't be any positive impact for the USSR by having Finland as an ally. Of course there would be. But in reality although Finland was allied with Germany they didn't contribute all that much to Barbarossa, and I don't think their influence on the war had any significant impact to the final outcome.
You are right. Finland was not a very enthusiastic ally for the Germans. They have recovered the territories taken by the Soviets after the Winter War and then stopped!
However, as soon as they got a peace threaty with Stalin they have dealt very swiftly with the German forces in Finland!

There are numerous jokes about some countries as allies vs. foes. I would always prefer to have the Finns as allies, not as enemies

Last edited by boris116; February 16th, 2006 at 00:25.
 
 
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