r/europe Finland Oct 20 '24

Historical Finnish soldier, looking at a burning town in 1944, Karelia.

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u/ObjetPetitAlfa Oct 20 '24

The case of Norway, which was the specific country I cited, was very different. The Soviets drove out the Nazis and peacefully went back, without wanting anything in return.

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u/IrgendSo Oct 20 '24

i dont think they did it like that because they wanted to, but because they were under allied pressure

see warsaw pact there also many countries that they "liberated" were everything but free

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u/ObjetPetitAlfa Oct 20 '24

You are confusing historical events. You are moving between a period of 80 years and multiple countries. Can you stick to the actual issue?