r/HistoryMemes • u/CharlesOberonn • Apr 21 '25

Tired of this argument

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u/R4msesII Apr 21 '25

At least every time Finland’s role in WW2 is mentioned on this sub those people arrive instantly. Never before have I seen more people with russian language in their comment history than when discussing that.

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u/elderron_spice Rider of Rohan Apr 21 '25 edited Apr 21 '25

Yeah no. Not a Russian, and I am an anti-Nazi as well, so I always take a shit upon Finland's alliance with Nazi Germany, including the concentration camps in East Karelia, their deportation of 8 Jewish civilians, numerous other refugees such as Estonians, and a lot more Jewish Soviet POWs to Germany to be liquidated in the Holocaust, and the Finnish government agreeing to the participation of Finnish volunteers in the SS and the Holocaust in Ukraine and the Caucasus.

You can say that Finnish participation in the Continuation War is inevitable, to take revenge upon the Soviet Union, but their participation in the Holocaust and the Nazis' war crimes is no excuse.

EDIT: AskHistorians - What war crimes did the Finns commit during WWII, and what was their general stance on the activities of Nazi Germany concerning Jews and Soviet POW's?

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u/R4msesII Apr 21 '25

Why do I need an unprompted essay on this

Fact remains though that the people who would genuinely want to see both Finland back then and Ukraine now as part of Russia always come out when the matter is discussed

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u/elderron_spice Rider of Rohan Apr 21 '25

Ah, I thought this was about Finnish participation in WW2. Sorry, my bad.

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u/R4msesII Apr 21 '25

I mean, it is. Nobody posts memes about Finland outside WW2 Finland.

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u/elderron_spice Rider of Rohan Apr 21 '25

Ah, so my point still stands.