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Original – Finnish soldiers crossing the 1940-agreed border (Moscow Peace Treaty) at the start of the 1941 invasion during the Continuation War against the Soviet Union. The crossing is from Tohmajärvi, Finland, to Pälksaari (now the area of Ozero Pyalk-Yarvi, Russia). The invasion by the Finnish Army had started two days prior. Regaining the old border, lost during the Winter War, had been presented by the Finnish government as one of the justifications to launch the war.
Reason
Historic and good quality image illustrates the article and event well
Articles in which this image appears
Continuation War + similar ones across different WPs
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator
Lieutenant Eronen

Not promoted --Manelolo (talk) 16:49, 4 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]