Chapter 6: They dare to refuse us? Attack!
November 30th 1939
Soviet Union kindly asked Finland to cede provinces of Viipuri and Sortavala to the Soviet Union but these demands were coldly refused.
After Stalin heard the news he was furious and declared war on Finland. The armies on the border were ordered to regroup and prepare for an attack in February while Air Marshall Lysenko led huge bombing operations against the border provinces.
Soviet submarines and Baltic fleet was ordered to blockade sea routes leading to Finland.
February 2nd 1940, Kem
Stainovich was stationed in Kem with his tanks. He had received orders that they were to attack Joensuu that day together with armies of Field Marshall Melekhin in Petrosvodsk and the armies of Belikof in Kem.
There were only three divisions of Finnish troops stationed in Joensuu under General Haapala.
The battle went on for four days before the Soviet troops pushed trough the defense of Haapala's armies.
February 10th 1940, Joensuu
Only five days had gone since the occupation of Joensuu and allready Stainovich had received new orders to assist Field Marshall Melekhin on his attack to Sortavala.
Battle of Sortavala was won by the Soviet armies later that same day.
February 12th 1940
Soviet troops attacked Finnish armies in Kajaani and Petsamo.
After the victories in Kajaani and Petsamo, Field Marshall Melekhin ordered the troops to move deeper in to the heart of Finland. Attacks to Jyväskylä, Rovaniemi and Mikkeli were made.
May 2nd 1940
Germany had began an full scaled attack against the Benelux nations.
May 4th 1940
Finland accepted the peace proposal of Soviet Union where they were to give Viipuri and Sortavala to Soviet Union.
In the East Japan had created an collaborative state in China to help in the fight against Nationalist China.
May 29th 1940
After the successful war in Finland Soviet Union pressed her claims on the Baltic States.
All three of the were annexed peacefully and become part of the Soviet Union.
June 2nd 1940
German armies had made their way to Paris.
Though France had been defeated in France they were still in control of their colonies in Africa.
June 28th 1940
Next in line for Soviet claims was Romania. In June 28th Soviet union claimed that Bessarabia was legally part of Soviet Union.
Romanians had no choice than to accept.
Soviet Union had won great victories and had now mobilized an huge army on the former regions of Poland and the border of Germany. 101 armies and 157 divisions had been ordered to stay in the Polish regions alone.
Stalin wanted to show the world that no one messes with Soviet Union. Every day more divisions were issued. Planes were constructed all over the Soviet factories. Stalin wanted to hold a strong presence in Manchurian border as well as in Estonia and the Finnish border.