• doo@sh.itjust.worksM
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    1 day ago

    Ah, sweet. I believe Finland joined Nazis after the winter war. Fascinatingly enough, during the winter war, the country that was on the side of Nazis was … Soviet Union!

    I’m still fascinated that soviets managed to play a victim card in a war that they started themselves.

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      16 hours ago

      I mean, it had non-aggression pact right in the name. They did cooperate in splitting up Poland, but given the history, rhetoric and eventual actions of both sides you’d be hard pressed to seriously argue they were of a side.

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        3 hours ago

        From Wikipedia

        with a secret protocol establishing Soviet and German spheres of influence across Eastern Europe.

        Yes, it was in the title, but what really mattered was the “you take this part, I take the other”.

        While both were planning to attack the other when the moment is right. Nazis were better at planning. What a surprise.