Scandinavian theatre of World War II

The Scandinavian theatre of World War II encompasses the military and political events that took place between late 1939 and May 1945 in Scandinavia (including territories culturally associated with it, such as Finland, Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands), within the broader context of the European theatre of World War II. Scandinavia was involved early in the events of the Second World War: in late November 1939, Finland was invaded by Soviet troops, intent on annexing strategic border areas, and signed the Moscow Peace Treaty, by which it had to cede about 10% of its territory after a conflict lasting just over three months. As a result, Finland aligned itself with Nazi Germany, and in June 1941 participated in the invasion of the USSR, opening a new front stretching from Lapland to the Gulf of Finland.

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