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> Finland was one of Germany's most important allies in the attack on the Soviet Union, allowing German troops to be based in Finland before the attack and joining in the attack on the USSR almost immediately.
I wonder, why on earth would Finland have any hostility towards the USSR in 1941? It beggars belief!
OTOH, after trying to conquer Finland in 1939-1940 Russians definitely have no moral right to judge Finns.
OP here. I obviously registered to post my own blog entry.
You might also want to read your own link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Leningrad#Finnish_par...
Could it be that Germany was the only nation willing to help Finland fight the Soviets?
From Wikipedia
> Interim peace > ... > Defensive arrangements were attempted with Sweden and the United Kingdom, but the political and military situation in the context of the Second World War rendered these efforts fruitless. Finland then turned to Nazi Germany for military aid.
Please, let's not re-fight WWII on HN.
We know that the impact from that time is far from worked through, but to the extent it shows up here, commenters should make the effort not to fall back into war mode.
You're welcome on HN, and so are the users you disagree with—but you all (i.e. we all) need to stay within the site guidelines when discussing tough stuff. These include: "Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive." - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
p.s. This comment is not just for the user I'm replying to but everyone else who's expressing strong feelings below. It's amazing, and totally human, how alive these feelings are after 80+ years, but at the same time, 80+ years of distance should give us the ability to relate to each other a little bit better than our grandfathers and great-grandfathers were able to.