History: World War II Photography, Finnish Defense Forces, Finland

+ In 1939 Finland became a target of a Soviet attack known as the Winter War. The war lasted 105 days.
+ Continuation War lasted from the summer of 1941 until the Fall of 1944.
+ Next - in 1944 and 1945 - Finland was in war against Germany. That war is called the Lapland War.
+Since the birth of the United Nations in 1945 the Finnish military troops - including various types of military personnel and advisers - have participated in numerous peace keeping operations of UN.