Diary March 13, 1940

War Diary, 03-1940, Diary WW2, Year 1940 / 1 minute of reading

Diary for Wednesday, March 13, 1940:

Finland

Winter War: Cease-fire on all fronts at 11 a.m. Field Marshal Mannerheim’s last Order of the Day to Finnish Army: ‘A severe peace has been concluded which cedes to Russia nearly all the battlefields we have drenched with our blood … The deeds you have accomplished will shine for centuries in the pages of our history.’

RUSSIAN-FINNISH WAR LOSSES:

	Finland	Russia
Killed Soldiers	24,923	c. 200,000
Wounded Soldiers	43,557	?
Tanks	3	c. 1,600
Planes	61	c. 750-900
Guns	?	over 300
Ships	1 armed yacht, 1 steamer	1 submarine
Killed Civilians	637	-
Wounded Civilians	1,400	-
Buildings destroyed or damaged	4,500	-

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

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