War in Poland 1939 - false myths?

[Stellan Bojerud (RIP)]

Originally posted by Jacek



I had some discusions with Finns about their Mannerheim line: they underestimate it , imo. The Soviet breakthrough was a real achievement, not to be ashamed of. They were able to break a heavily fortified area with awful natural obstacles as part of the system, in minus 30-35 gr. Celcius. Smething nobody had done before. A costly victory - yes, but an invaluable school for the future conquests.

Partly disagree.

The "Mannerheim line" is for considerable parts just fiction.

It was not heavily fortified but conisted of a small number of bunkers or pillboxes, many of which bult in the 1920-ies and obsolescent.

Most of this "line" consisted of open trenches hastly dug out by the Finnish troops.