The guy compliments Finland for their fighting spirit and you go off on a rant like it was an insult . . . think you earned your own label on that one.
and another twit heard from.
why dont you read everything instead of taking only a piece out of the middle.
The Finns were invaded by the Russians... and resisted fiercely. They were forced to cede territory.. but never suffered occupation, never capitulated and did in fact declare war on Germany. Finlands interest in the war was Finland.. and it defended itself and it's sovereignty effectively.
The Republic of Finland was attacked by the USSR on 30 November 1939.[8] Later Finland and the Kingdom of Denmark officially joined the Axis Anti-Comintern Pact. The Kingdom of Sweden remained officially neutral. Following the Moscow armistice of September 1944, Finland effectively joined the Allies and expelled German forces. This led to a series of armed clashes called the Lapland War.
the ceding of territory is occupation, as well as the forced renting of land against the owners will. and the finns didn't hold out against the Germans, they put up resistance against the Russians. he was being very selective about the facts he bothered to state.
he has been implying that the finn's fought against the Germans throughout the war. they did not, they joined the germans fought along side of the Germans and allowed Germany to place troops and equipment in Finland. the fins did fight like lions, for and along side of the germans.
they negotiated for peace with the russians after the war had turned against germany. but not before that. as long as the war was looking like it was going well for the germans they sided with them, then they turned on the germans.
yep thats really brave isnt it? your side losing well then switch, that's honorable right?
the finns did the smart thing and looked to make what ever deal was going to keep their population safest, nothing more nothing less. nothing different than any other country would have done if given the option.
the Norwegians did the same. they looked to saving the lives of their people in a war they stood no chance in. but they did have an underground resistance and they did aid the allies whenever possible. the finns did not.
i have never stated that the Norwegians didn't surrender, but i find it offensive when people who have never had to stand in their own backyards between their families and the war machine of their enemies make judgments on the actions of those who have.
you all talk so tough, like you would have done anything different.
i am especially offended by the Americans in this thread that would dare to judge these Europeans. it has never been our families that were under threat of bombardment and utter annihilation by a foreign aggressor so who the hell are we to ever make the demand that others should have held out longer?
it is far easier for a man to be willing to hold out till the last bullet is fired when his family is not being shelled until he does surrender. watching your family dieing is not a moral booster.
the brits only lasted because the Germans never put boots in England, had the Germans invaded things would have been very different for them. i think the "we will never surrender" statement would have been revisited at that point.
so before posting some selective and edited version why don't you take the time to learn the history.
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