Kallio was a pivotal figure during which Finnish conflict?
Finnish Civil War
Continuation War
Lapland War
Winter War
Answer
The Winter War, known in Finnish as the Talvisota, was a pivotal conflict between Finland and the Soviet Union that lasted from November 1939 to March 1940. The war began when the Soviet Union invaded Finland after the latter rejected Soviet territorial demands. Despite being outnumbered and outgunned, the Finnish forces mounted a fierce resistance, inflicting heavy casualties on the Soviets.
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