A second fierce war between Finland and the Soviet Union erupted in 1941
Following a brief period of uneasy peace, Finland launched the Continuation War against the Soviet Union in 1941 to reclaim lost territories, setting the stage for a complex and grueling conflict.
The Continuation War began on June 25, 1941, as Finland sought to regain lands lost during the earlier Winter War. While Finland fought alongside Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union, the Finnish government carefully maintained they were 'co-belligerents' rather than formal allies, focusing strictly on their own territorial recovery.
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