The Continuation War by kenwas
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During the summer and autumn of 1941, the Finnish Army was on the offensive, retaking the territories lost in the Winter War. The Finnish Army also advanced further, leading to the occupation of Russian East Karelia (it has never been part of Finland). This caused Great Britain to declare war on Finland on December 6.
On July 31, 1941, the United Kingdom launched raids on Kirkenes and Petsamo to show support for the Soviet Union. These raids failed.
In December 1941, the Finnish Army took defensive positions, which led to a long period of calm on the front lines, lasting until 1944. There were various attempts at peace agreements none of which were successful.
On March 16, 1941, the President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, called for Finland to disassociate itself from Nazi Germany.
On June 9, 1944, the Red Army launched a massive attack against Finland. The fact that the army had vast numerical superiority and had managed to surprise the Finnish Army, led to a retreat by Finland to the same positions they had been holding at the end of the Winter War. Eventually this massive attack stalled still far away from the main Finish line of defense fortifications, the Salpa Line.
By this time the Finnish front had become a sideshow for the Soviet leadership as they were in a race to reach Berlin before the Western Allies. This, and the heavy casualties inflicted on the Red Army by the Finns, led to the withdrawal of most Soviet troops from the Finnish Front (depicted in this scene). On September 4, 1944 a cease-fire was agreed, and the Moscow armistice was signed on September 19. In this agreement Finland was obliged to expel all German troops from within its borders. This led to the Lapland War.
Vue 8.5 Infinite
tank from Target 3D by Porsimo, trees from Lars, Monsoon fire
Comments (37)
tennesseecowgirl
Incredible work, very realistic. Thanks for including the history.
porsimo
Excellent scene! And I agree about the realism. The tank model seems to have some problems in Vue :( I'll have to check that out to see if I could release a Vue version of it.
jclP
good realism,v.n.scene
Clouseau
Impressive in fill size view. Well done.
dragonmuse
Full size a must. Wonderful work.
London224
Very realistic Ken!!
debbielove
The complications of war! Stunning work.. Brilliant! A Fave! Rob
Ken _Gilliland
great work!
romanceworks
Superb scene. CC
KnightWolverine
Never a dull scene from you ...always solid work and detail..Great Job! -Will-
Penters
Nice synopsis of events and an excellent pic. the lighting and detail is superb, again I like your figures.
Flint_Hawk Online Now!
Very realistic & well done!
JuliaKretsch
Excellent work!
T.Rex
OK, this absolutely looks like a photo! I don't see any problem with the KV-1 (except that the lead tank's motor has stopped). Good going with the history. For an interesting story from the German side, check out "Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-SS" by Johannes Voss, Aberjona Press (July 2002), ISBN-10: 0966638980 or ISBN-13: 978-0966638981. In the end of his story, he describes the hell of the Lapland war, retreating along the Swedish border on to German occupied Norway. The Finns were just as tough against their former German allies as against the Russians. Keep up the good work! :)
jmb007
bonne image!
kjer_99
Glad to see those pine trees and forested background. Very realistic render.
bigbraader
Excellent historical render. I'm honored to have "my" trees populating the background. 5*
Orinoor
Wow, excellent scene and I love the history lesson, not something they taught us in school.
krickerd
Lots of detail here - well done. Great illustrative image.
Kei_O
superb work!! very cool job!!!!!
stolta
Very well done!
NitraLing
Suuuuuuuperb!!!!!
LaurentR
Superb scene!
thgirw
well done Art work
Roboman28
Good history lesson. I know the history of WW2 pretty good but there always more to learn. Good picture. Looks like a Soviet heavy tank. KV1?
Hendesse
Excellent composition and interesting history. Looks very realistic. Outstanding work!!
necrophage
great scene, landscape and detail!
Naoo
excellent done
fredster66
Very realistic. Fine job!
Tablesaw
Amazing work Ken!!!