The Continuation War by kenwas

Vue • Historical • posted on Aug 13, 2010

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Zoom view suggested. 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)

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tennesseecowgirl

12:51AM | Fri, 13 August 2010

Incredible work, very realistic. Thanks for including the history.

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porsimo

1:58AM | Fri, 13 August 2010

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.

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jclP

2:47AM | Fri, 13 August 2010

good realism,v.n.scene

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Clouseau

3:56AM | Fri, 13 August 2010

Impressive in fill size view. Well done.

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dragonmuse

6:50AM | Fri, 13 August 2010

Full size a must. Wonderful work.

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London224

7:21AM | Fri, 13 August 2010

Very realistic Ken!!

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debbielove

7:23AM | Fri, 13 August 2010

The complications of war! Stunning work.. Brilliant! A Fave! Rob

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Ken _Gilliland

9:37AM | Fri, 13 August 2010

great work!

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romanceworks

10:40AM | Fri, 13 August 2010

Superb scene. CC

KnightWolverine

10:45AM | Fri, 13 August 2010

Never a dull scene from you ...always solid work and detail..Great Job! -Will-

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Penters

11:24AM | Fri, 13 August 2010

Nice synopsis of events and an excellent pic. the lighting and detail is superb, again I like your figures.

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Flint_Hawk

11:31AM | Fri, 13 August 2010

Very realistic & well done!

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JuliaKretsch

12:10PM | Fri, 13 August 2010

Excellent work!

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T.Rex

12:39PM | Fri, 13 August 2010

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! :)

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