Finland has Ski Troops!

[kataankoryu.livejournal.com]

Is that not the coolest thing ever!?

Title: Finland has Ski Troops!
Author/Artist: Crowe
Character(s) or Pairing(s): Finland and Russia
Rating: G
Warnings: *Shrug*
Summary: Doodles







I am fail at drawing weapons. T_T




"Initially, Finland had a mobilized army of only 250,000 men, but these troops turned out to be fierce adversaries employing small-unit surrounding "motti" tactics, fast-moving ski troops in white camouflage suits, and local knowledge. Many had spent most of their lives in the forest; the vast majority of Finns were rural dwellers until the 1950s. The conditions of the winter of 1939–40 were harsh; temperatures of −40 °C (−40 °F) were not unusual, and the Finns were able to use this to their advantage. Often, they opted not to engage the enemy in conventional warfare, instead targeting field kitchens (which were crucial for survival in the cold weather) and picking off Soviet troops huddled around camp fires."

~Wikipedia


More about these ski troops:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_troops

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War


 

Comments

[dies-dandles.livejournal.com]

*LMAO*
Like the doodle. And the ski troops "won" that war. ^^

Though skiing even in -25 °C is quite hard, I've skied in -30 °C, too. It was... fun...

[xandras-coffee.livejournal.com]

That's awesome. Go Finland! XD He looks so cute in his little ski-uniform...funny how the most unassuming Hetalia character has such an awesome history. x3

[notgointohappen.livejournal.com]

Yay! Finns made hell of a job during WW2, defending their county, alone against their Big neighbor.
It was really admirable. ^___^

[emizy.livejournal.com]

"Listen men! Russia has 6,541 tank, 3,800 aircraft and four times more men than we do."

"Oh no! What are we going to do now?"

"We are doing what every man would do in this situation... We are going to use skiis!"

DUN DUN DUUN!

[scethdra.livejournal.com]

Lil Finland sure has shown his neighbours not to mess with him. XD Sweet and small but deadly when threathened!

[dyxlisa.livejournal.com]

That's AWESOME. XD

...though that makes it even more pathetic that I'm a disaster on skis. OTL *grandmother was Finnish*

[erase-away.livejournal.com]

Haha. That's so awesome! Ski troops :)
Cute sketch ♥

[radittz.livejournal.com]

I heard about them on history lesson in school :D
I love this type of Hetalia fanarts which gives opportunity to learn something new about other countries :)

[youkofujima.livejournal.com]

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