Sister Sweden and Finland
Scandinavian Poster
A large poster, showing the Scandinavian boys, on thick Gloss Art 170gsm paper.
Coffee Thief
You do not break into Finland’s house, even if he is out of the country! >:C
Finland was known for their fantastic snipers in World War 2, especially a man named Simo Häyhä.
Yes, I’m back. Feels good man.
28th September 2010
1:30am Sat 12th May #8333142
I bet that he was actually aiming at Åland and is now pissed 'cos he missed his mark XD
I bet that he was actually aiming at Åland and is now pissed 'cos he missed his mark XD
1:14am Sun 29th Apr #8314500
This comic is why I chose my avatar over all the others.
Nobody touches my coffee.
This comic is why I chose my avatar over all the others.
Nobody touches my coffee.
10:17am Sun 22nd Apr #8304398
791 comments. . .you had to go and mention the war, didn't ya. :p
791 comments. . .you had to go and mention the war, didn't ya. :p
3:17am Mon 9th Apr #8284640
@Tsuhna Finland was with the Axis, so it was logical to assume that Finland would join Germany's attack sooner or later.
Thus, a "preventive aggression" was quite an option.
But anyway, I agree there is lots of ill logic SU's actions.
@Tsuhna Finland was with the Axis, so it was logical to assume that Finland would join Germany's attack sooner or later.
Thus, a "preventive aggression" was quite an option.
But anyway, I agree there is lots of ill logic SU's actions.
3:44am Sun 8th Apr #8283334
@Pechestelo well I wouldn't call the Red army of 1941 weak either, it was pretty much rebuilt and re-organized after the Winter war and thereby was MUCH stronger than it had been in 1939, all I'm saying is that when attacked by Germany one should not make matters worse by giving their last European border neighbor not at war with them a reason to join the attack, especially when that country has the ability to pin down their Baltic fleet with coastal artillery, not to mention their proximity to Leningrad.
@Pechestelo well I wouldn't call the Red army of 1941 weak either, it was pretty much rebuilt and re-organized after the Winter war and thereby was MUCH stronger than it had been in 1939, all I'm saying is that when attacked by Germany one should not make matters worse by giving their last European border neighbor not at war with them a reason to join the attack, especially when that country has the ability to pin down their Baltic fleet with coastal artillery, not to mention their proximity to Leningrad.
2:50am Thu 5th Apr #8279104
@Tsuhna I see.
Yet, I would not refer to SU's troops as "weak".
Soviet Union had most numerous and strong armed forces by that time. Different opinions exist, though, mainly because the official post-war propaganda referred to Soviet Union as being a peaceful country, which was all of a sudden hit by this bastard Hitler and his hordes.
Yet, some researches show, that Soviet Army was the biggest offensive army in the world by that time. It had only one problem: it was offensive, not defensive. "The enemy will be beaten on his own territory", that was the slogan of the time in the Red Army. So, when Hitler made the first move, the Soviets ended up with weapons not suitable for defense (e.g., IL-2 aircraft, which was manufactured as strictly offensive, single-pilot machine at that time, so German fighters could shoot them down without fear of any counter-actions). Besides, lots of weaponry has been captured by Germans during the first few days of war, because the warehouses were all located near the Reich-UdSSR border.
So, in fact, bombing Helsinki had its own weird logic. I see it as one of several desperate attempts to put offensive weaponry and tactics to at least some practical use. Russian command was almost panicking at that time, no surprise they were acting erratically.
@Tsuhna I see.
Yet, I would not refer to SU's troops as "weak".
Soviet Union had most numerous and strong armed forces by that time. Different opinions exist, though, mainly because the official post-war propaganda referred to Soviet Union as being a peaceful country, which was all of a sudden hit by this bastard Hitler and his hordes.
Yet, some researches show, that Soviet Army was the biggest offensive army in the world by that time. It had only one problem: it was offensive, not defensive. "The enemy will be beaten on his own territory", that was the slogan of the time in the Red Army. So, when Hitler made the first move, the Soviets ended up with weapons not suitable for defense (e.g., IL-2 aircraft, which was manufactured as strictly offensive, single-pilot machine at that time, so German fighters could shoot them down without fear of any counter-actions). Besides, lots of weaponry has been captured by Germans during the first few days of war, because the warehouses were all located near the Reich-UdSSR border.
So, in fact, bombing Helsinki had its own weird logic. I see it as one of several desperate attempts to put offensive weaponry and tactics to at least some practical use. Russian command was almost panicking at that time, no surprise they were acting erratically.
9:14am Wed 4th Apr #8277839
@Pechestelo actually I was talking about Continuation war, Soviet airforce started bombing Finnish cities even though there were less Red army troops in Karelia than there were Finnish troops on Finnish side of the border.
I can understand that SU needed all of it's troops on Poland-Black sea -front, but still, 200 000 Germans in Lapland and 500 000 Finns in Karelia, and they leave Germans alone and instead bomb Finnish Navy and Helsinki? I'd be amazed if the idiot who came up with the idea wasn't either shot, forced to serve as strafnik or sent to Siberia as soon as the Finnish attack started.
@Pechestelo actually I was talking about Continuation war, Soviet airforce started bombing Finnish cities even though there were less Red army troops in Karelia than there were Finnish troops on Finnish side of the border.
I can understand that SU needed all of it's troops on Poland-Black sea -front, but still, 200 000 Germans in Lapland and 500 000 Finns in Karelia, and they leave Germans alone and instead bomb Finnish Navy and Helsinki? I'd be amazed if the idiot who came up with the idea wasn't either shot, forced to serve as strafnik or sent to Siberia as soon as the Finnish attack started.
3:50am Wed 4th Apr #8277511
@Tsuhna
Winter War was planned to be a Blitzkrieg by Soviets (though the term was not yet in use AFAIK). So, when the finns showed violent resistance, the soviet military leaders could not simply retreat, because they feared punishment for not keeping to their promises. The losses in soviet infantry were appalling, but that didn't bother the leaders. People are dispensable material for regime.
Please note that Simo Häyhä scored his 500+ frags during Winter War alone. He was wounded near the end of the war, and did not participate in later Germany vs USSR conflict. Just think it over: Winter War lasted 30 November 1939 – 13 March 1940, or only 3.5 months! That means Simo killed about 5 soldiers every day.
Mother Russia never took much care of her soldiers, but Soviet Union used its people as cannon fodder.
@Tsuhna
Winter War was planned to be a Blitzkrieg by Soviets (though the term was not yet in use AFAIK). So, when the finns showed violent resistance, the soviet military leaders could not simply retreat, because they feared punishment for not keeping to their promises. The losses in soviet infantry were appalling, but that didn't bother the leaders. People are dispensable material for regime.
Please note that Simo Häyhä scored his 500+ frags during Winter War alone. He was wounded near the end of the war, and did not participate in later Germany vs USSR conflict. Just think it over: Winter War lasted 30 November 1939 – 13 March 1940, or only 3.5 months! That means Simo killed about 5 soldiers every day.
Mother Russia never took much care of her soldiers, but Soviet Union used its people as cannon fodder.
8:45am Mon 2nd Apr #8274111
@SirDerpington
He was shot to the face with an explosive bullet.
AND SURVIVED
He died in 2002 and was like 92 or 93.
@SirDerpington
He was shot to the face with an explosive bullet.
AND SURVIVED
He died in 2002 and was like 92 or 93.
10:56am Sun 1st Apr #8272399
Is Switzerland acting as Finlands "spotter"?
That would be quite a terrifying combo.
Is Switzerland acting as Finlands "spotter"?
That would be quite a terrifying combo.
3:04am Sat 31st Mar #8269897
Sabaton did a song on Simo Haya (White death). I think it's really fitting ^_^
Sabaton did a song on Simo Haya (White death). I think it's really fitting ^_^
5:07pm Fri 30th Mar #8269438
Wow, Simo Häyhä is pretty badass! Research teaches you a hella lotta stuff! :3
Wow, Simo Häyhä is pretty badass! Research teaches you a hella lotta stuff! :3
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Is he shooting from Switzerland?!?!