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Nov 10
27m 33s

They Shouldn't Have Invaded Finland

Ballen Studios
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The Winter War was a brutal struggle against a determined human enemy and the unforgiving cold, dangers the Red Army knew and understood. Yet on a desolate mountain plateau, where strange stone idols stand guard and the trees twist in agony, a Soviet company learned that some places are battlegrounds for forces far older and more monstrous than man. See Pri ... Show More
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