How to defeat Russia. Marshal Mannerheim Tips
She tried to absorb his little homeland three times - in 1918, 1939 and 1944. And three times Mannerheim managed to protect it, causing the Soviet troops to defeat. Under his leadership, a country with a four -million people managed to successfully fight a superpower, whose population exceeded 170 million people at that time. "Official sources have worked a lot to ensure that the Liberation War becomes a simple civil war.
There is a desire to blame the legal government and the army of such fiction, but this does not hide the fact that in 1918 we defended our inviolability and independence state. If we did not rise to fight, Finland would at best turn into an autonomous region of the Soviet Union-without any national freedoms, without true statehood, and we would not find a place among free nations . . .
We paid for independence a very high price, But the victims and the burden of the liberation war will not be forgotten. " "New time is new responsibilities. And yet, all major issues are solved by iron and blood. To protect our freedom, the army must be in full combat readiness. The fortress, guns and foreign aid will not help if Every man does not realize that he is on the country's guard.
Let men remember Finland that without unanimousness it is impossible to create a strong army and that a strong people can safely create their future. " "In the spring of 1920, the government allowed the Communists to hold an organizational meeting of the Finnish Socialist Workers' Party. Although the secret central police, based on irrepressible evidence, demanded that the party prohibit and prosecute its leaders to be criminally responsible for treacherous activities.
To continue their organizational activities, to propaganda and to participate in the parliamentary elections of 1922. As a result, the Communists received 22 parliamentary places and were able to defend their interests in parliament, as well as the interests of Moscow. " "When, during the negotiations at the UK Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I tried to prove what conflicts could arise if the Bolsheviks invaded Europe, I was not clearly understood.
The commanders had a slightly more correct idea of the state of affairs, but in general the problem of relations with Russia was considered in London as a secondary , so it is natural that our liberation struggle, which did not allow Bolshevism to spread to the north, has not been worthy.
" "It is unclear what effective help is able to provide the League of Nations by a small state if it is attacked by a large state; the attacking party can, for example, claim that it has become the object of the attack, and then instead of providing effective assistance will begin an endless" study The question. "In early August, the Baltic countries were finally annexed to the Soviet Union.
In these rich weeks in Moscow there were negotiations on the nickel concession, at which participants from Finland suffered high pressure. At the same time in Helsinki, the well -known model demonstrations of the Communists, whose purpose was to provoke a crisis. When the Buyan group was detained during street riots, the USSR Ambassador protested Prime Minister Ruthi. " .
It has been proven that Kaleva was knocked down by two Russian fighters and that the Russian submarine, which was running in the area, took possession of all loads on the plane. In addition to the Finnish pilot and the crew of the liner, passengers were killed, they were foreign citizens, and in particular the French diploma was flying, whose bag became a trophy.
This was confirmed several years later by one of the submarine officers who were captured; According to him, a bag with a dippos in the high seas was transferred on board the ship, which was immediately sent from Kronstadt. "27 November 1939 Molotov informed our ambassador that the Soviet government no longer considers a connected non -aggression treaty.
About the joint study of the incident with the shot of unknown origin in the village, they did not pay any attention and, distorting the facts, began to say that the Finland government asked to take Russian troops 25 kilometers from the border in November 29. , "as you know", they continue to conduct hostilities not only on the Karelian isthmus, but also in other areas. Our excuses responded with fire.
" "On December 1, on the second day of the war, informationburea reported that in the" city "Teryook, and in fact in a country village near the border, the" People's Government of the Democratic Republic of Finland "was formed. V. Kusinen . . . The next day in the information message the Soviet government stated that an appeal for assistance made on behalf of the People's Government was approved and that Finland and the Soviet Union were concluded.
their Finnish brothers on the tribe to create a single nation -state . . . It is natural that no one seriously perceived the statements of the "People's Government", and those postcards that, together with the bombs, scattered over the capital and promised "Finnish people cause nothing other than laughter. In fact, this propaganda only strengthened our inner front. The Paganda, which was especially focused on the riot of us. At the same time references to the brilliant conditions in Estonia were made.
The Finnish-Soviet Society for Peace and Friendship did everything possible to cultivate soil in Finland and effectively supported the USSR Embassy in Helsinki. The number of employees of the embassy and the consulate increased greatly, many of them spoke Finnish and actively traveled the country, showing particular interest in the forbidden zones.
"And the circumstance surrounded by Soviet units did not give up, despite the cold and hunger The work of the political books who thwarted the soldiers of the idea that their relatives awaited revenge, and they themselves would die from torture if they fall into the hands of the enemy. In many cases, both officers and ordinary officers decided to shoot better than to be captured.
Politicians interfered with the development of all tactical orders that were given on the basis of the first failures, which led to impressive mixing of tactics and propaganda. * * * The leading composition of the Russian army was represented by people of brave, with strong nerves, they were not very disturbed by losses. The upper "floors" of the command were characterized by leisureness and helplessness. This was reflected in the template and limited management of management.
The command did not encourage independent maneuvering of military units, it stubbornly, though sracked, held for its original plans. The Russians built their military art of using equipment, and the management of troops was inflexible, unceremonious and wasteful. The lack of imagination was particularly manifested in cases where the change of the situation required quick decisions. " Without complaints.