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World War Two S1E16 — Week 016 - Perkele! Finland Strikes Back - WW2 - 15 December 1939

World War Two•Season 1•Episode 16

Week 016 - Perkele! Finland Strikes Back - WW2 - 15 December 1939

Dec 15, 201811 min

In the second week of the Winter War, during multiple counteroffensives, including the famous Sausage War, the Finnish Defence Forces dash any hopes of a quick victory that the Red Army and Stalin might have had.

Previous episodeE15 · Week 015 - The Invasion of Finland - WW2 - 8 December 1939 Next episodeE17 · Week 017 - Trouble in China - WW2 - 22 December 1939

Seasons9

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Season 1 Episodes18

Week 001 -The Polish-German War - WW2 - September 1, 1939 still

Week 001 -The Polish-German War - WW2 - September 1, 1939

Week 002 - World War Two Begins - WW2 - September 8, 1939 still

Week 002 - World War Two Begins - WW2 - September 8, 1939

Week 003 - Poland on Her Own - WW2 - September 15, 1939 still

Week 003 - Poland on Her Own - WW2 - September 15, 1939

Week 004 - The Russians are Coming! - The Soviet Invasion of Poland - WW2 -September 22, 1939 still

Week 004 - The Russians are Coming! - The Soviet Invasion of Poland - WW2 -September 22, 1939

Week 005 - Poland is Crushed - WW2 - 29 September, 193 still

Week 005 - Poland is Crushed - WW2 - 29 September, 193

Week 006 - Poland Falls and China Rises - WW2 - October 6, 1939 still

Week 006 - Poland Falls and China Rises - WW2 - October 6, 1939

Week 007 - The Baltic in Stalin's Squeeze - WW2 - 13 October, 1939 still

Week 007 - The Baltic in Stalin's Squeeze - WW2 - 13 October, 1939

Week 008 - The Submarine War - WW2 - October 20, 1939 still

Week 008 - The Submarine War - WW2 - October 20, 1939

Week 009 - Stalin's Murderous Adventures - Occupation of Poland - WW2 - October 27, 1939 still

Week 009 - Stalin's Murderous Adventures - Occupation of Poland - WW2 - October 27, 1939

Week 010 - Molotov's Heel on Finland and the Phoney War - WW2 - 3 November, 1939 still

Week 010 - Molotov's Heel on Finland and the Phoney War - WW2 - 3 November, 1939

Week 011 - Hitler Almost Killed - WW2 - 10 November, 1939 still

Week 011 - Hitler Almost Killed - WW2 - 10 November, 1939

Week 012 - The Mysterious Threat to the Royal Navy - Magnetic Mines - WW2 - 17 November, 1939 still

Week 012 - The Mysterious Threat to the Royal Navy - Magnetic Mines - WW2 - 17 November, 1939

Week 013 - Will the Kriegsmarine Rule the Waves? - WW2 - 24 November, 1939 still

Week 013 - Will the Kriegsmarine Rule the Waves? - WW2 - 24 November, 1939

Week 014 - The Winter War - WW2 - December 1, 1939 still

Week 014 - The Winter War - WW2 - December 1, 1939

Week 015 - The Invasion of Finland - WW2 - 8 December 1939 still

Week 015 - The Invasion of Finland - WW2 - 8 December 1939

Week 016 - Perkele! Finland Strikes Back - WW2 - 15 December 1939 still

Week 016 - Perkele! Finland Strikes Back - WW2 - 15 December 1939

Week 017 - Trouble in China - WW2 - 22 December 1939 still

Week 017 - Trouble in China - WW2 - 22 December 1939

Week 018 - Stalin’s Unexpected Bedfellows - Soviet Relations in East Asia - WW2 - 29 December 1939 still

Week 018 - Stalin’s Unexpected Bedfellows - Soviet Relations in East Asia - WW2 - 29 December 1939

Cast1

Indy Neidell

Indy Neidell

Self

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Episode Summary

"Week 016 - Perkele! Finland Strikes Back - WW2 - 15 December 1939" is episode 16 of World War Two season 1. It aired on December 15, 2018.

Next: E17 · Week 017 - Trouble in China - WW2 - 22 December 1939 Best of Season 1