The Winter War

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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On November 30, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Finland. The Soviet Union forced the Finns to sue for peace after three months of fighting, and on paper, one could conclude that the Soviets won. However, despite the supposed military victory, the Soviets' performance and the resistance they faced severely damaged their reputation as a military force to be taken seriously. It was something that other European leaders took notice of. Learn about the Winter War on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Stash Go to get.stash.com/EVERYTHING to see how you can receive $25 towards your first stock purchase. Newspaper.com Go to Newspapers.com to get a gift subscription for the family historian in your life! Subscribe to the podcast! https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On November 30th, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Finland. The Soviet Union forced the Finns to suit for
0:06.5	peace after several months of fighting, and on paper one could conclude that the Soviets won. However,
0:12.7	despite the supposed military victory, the Soviets' performance and the resistance they faced
0:17.7	severely damaged their reputation as a military force to be taken seriously.
0:22.6	It was something that other European leaders took notice of. Learn more about the Winter
0:28.1	War on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. You know, when I started this podcast, it felt like I had to become 10 people overnight.
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