The Winter War 1939-40 (b/w photo)

The Winter War. A military conflict between the Soviet union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion on november 1939 when Soviet infantery crossed the border on the Karelian Isthmus. About 9500 Swedish volunteer soldiers participated in the war. Rovaniemi, North Finland. Here American journalist Edmund Stevens. 1910-1992. Already from the 1930s living in Russia. Began writing for the Manchester Guardian and The Daily Herald of London 1938. At this time he worked for NBC Radio, and made interviews behind enemy lines with Russian prisoners of war. He was a A Pulitzer prize winner 1950. January 1940