Finnish Infantry Regiment 200

Infantry Regiment 200 (Finnish: Jalkaväkirykmentti 200, JR 200, Estonian: Jalaväerügement 200, JR 200) or soomepoisid (Finnish Boys) was a unit in the Finnish army during World War II made up mostly of Estonian volunteers, who preferred to fight against the Soviet Union in the ranks of the Finnish army instead of the armed forces of Germany. == Background == In September 1939, the Soviet Union entered World War II by first invading Poland from the east and then de facto occupying the Baltic states.

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Finnish Infantry Regiment 200

Infantry Regiment 200 (Finnish: Jalkaväkirykmentti 200, JR 200, Estonian: Jalaväerügement 200, JR 200) or soomepoisid (Finnish Boys) was a unit in the Finnish army during World War II made up mostly of Estonian volunteers, who preferred to fight against the Soviet Union in the ranks of the Finnish army instead of the armed forces of Germany. == Background == In September 1939, the Soviet Union entered World War II by first invading Poland from the east and then de facto occupying the Baltic states.

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