# Canonical recap data for Winter War: Finland vs. Soviet Union (1939)
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slug: winter-war
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1939/winter-war"
title: "Winter War: Finland vs. Soviet Union"
subtitle: Stalin's invasion of Finland shocked the world and demonstrated the Red Army's vulnerability despite overwhelming numerical superiority.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1939-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1939
decade: 1930
country:
name: Finland
slug: finland
summaryShort: Winter Island is an island 900 m (980 yd) long, lying 200 m (220 yd) north of Skua Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.
summaryLong: Winter Island is an island 900 m (980 yd) long, lying 200 m (220 yd) north of Skua Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago, off the west coast of Graham Land, Antarctica.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Wordie_House_2.JPG/1280px-Wordie_House_2.JPG"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Winter Island (Antarctica)"
importance: 75
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Island_(Antarctica)"
  title: Winter Island (Antarctica)
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: Winter Island is an island 900 m (980 yd) long, lying 200 m (220 yd) north of Skua Island in the Argentine Islands, Wilhelm Archipelago, off the west coast of G
wikidataQid: Q3363066
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260514041821/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Island_(Antarctica)"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-14
  label: Winter Island (Antarctica)
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Island_(Antarctica)"
