Finnish Rifle Squad terrain-watch-tower Driel: Polish Airborne Scenarios

Driel: Polish Airborne Scenarios

and many made use of captured Russian kit as there was always plenty left behind after the Finns had struck

Studio miniatures painted by Jamie Getliffe & Andres Amian

particularly in siege warfare and defensive emplacements

Finnish Rifle Squad terrain-watch-tower Driel: Polish Airborne ScenariosThe vast Soviet military machine that invaded Finland during the Winter War of 1939 1940 was stunned by the lightly armed but intensely motivated and skilled Finnish troops. The Soviets were outfought despite hugely superior weight of numbers. Although eventually seeking terms the Finns had delivered a harsh lesson to their rapacioius neighbours. When the Soviet Union having by then joined the Allies again attacked in 1941, the Finns were left with