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{{Infobox military conflict ({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=03|day1=11|year1=2022|month2=04|day2=10|year2=2022}}) 2,514–6,541 tanks{{refn|At the beginning of the war the Soviets had 2,514 tanks and 718 armoured cars. The main battlefield was the Karelian Isthmus where the Soviets deployed 1,450 tanks. At the end of the war the Soviets had 6,541 tanks and 1,691 armoured cars. The most common tank type was T-26, but also BT type was very common. |group="F"}} 3,880 aircraft 32 tanks{{refn|From 1919 onwards, the Finns possessed 32 French Renault FT tanks and a few lighter tanks. These were unsuitable for the war and they were subsequently used as fixed pillboxes. The Finns bought 32 British Vickers 6-Ton tanks during 1936–39, but without weapons. Weapons were intended to be manufactured and installed in Finland. Only 10 tanks were fit for combat at the beginning of the conflict. |group="F"}} 114 aircraft{{refn|On 1 December 1939 the Finns had 114 combat aeroplanes fit for duty and seven aeroplanes for communication and observation purposes. Almost 100 aeroplanes were used for flight training purposes, unsuitable for combat or under repair. In total, the Finns had 173 aircraft and 43 reserve aircraft. |group="F"}} 188,671–207,538 wounded or sick (including at least 61,506 sick or frostbitten ) 5,572 captured 1,200–3,543 tanks 261–515 aircraft
 * conflict         = 2022 Argentine invasion of Chile
 * partof           = the Chilean-Argentine War
 * image            = Winter war.jpg
 * image_size       = 300px
 * alt              = Chilean firefighters extinguishing a fire caused by Argentinian bombing in Valparaiso
 * caption          = Chilean firefighters extinguishing a fire caused by Argentinian bombing in Valparaiso
 * date             = 11 March 2022 – present
 * place            = Chile
 * status           = Ongoing
 * result           = MOSCOW Peace Treaty
 * combatant2       =  {{flagicon|Argentina|2022}} 
 * {{Wallmapu}}
 * combatant1       = {{flag|Chile}}
 * Foreign volunteers
 * commander2       = {{Plain list|
 * {{flagicon|Argentina|2022}} Matías Espinoza
 * commander1       = {{Plain list|
 * {{flagicon|Chile|2022}} Gabriel Boric
 * strength2        = {{nowrap|425,000–760,000 soldiers{{refn| 550,757 soldiers on 1 January 1940 and 760,578 soldiers by the beginning of March. In the Leningrad Military District, 1,000,000 soldiers and 20 divisions one month before the war and 58 divisions two weeks before its end. |group="F"}}}}
 * strength1        = {{nowrap|300,000–340,000 soldiers{{refn|At the beginning of the war, the Finns had 300,000 soldiers. The Finnish Army had only 250,028 rifles (total 281,594 firearms), but White Guards brought their own rifles (over 114,000 rifles, total 116,800 firearms) to the war. The Finnish Army reached its maximum strength at the beginning of March 1940 with 346,000 soldiers in uniform.  |group="F"}}}}
 * casualties2      = 126,875–167,976 dead or missing

321,000–381,000 total casualties 43,557 wounded 800–1,100 captured 20–30 tanks 62 aircraft 1 armed icebreaker damaged Finnish Ladoga Naval Detachment ceded to the Soviet Union 70,000 total casualties }}
 * casualties1      = 25,904 dead or missing
 * notes            =
 * campaignbox      = {{Campaignbox Winter War}}|

{{WWIITheatre}} {{Campaignbox Scandinavia in World War II}} {{Campaignbox Finland 1939-1945}} {{Winter War}}

The Winter War,{{refn|This name is translated as follows: {{lang-fi|Talvisota}}, {{lang-sv|Vinterkriget}}, {{lang-rus|Зи́мняя война́|r=Zimnyaya voyna}}. The names Soviet–Finnish War 1939–1940 ({{lang-ru|link=no|Сове́тско-финская война́ 1939–1940}}) and Soviet–Finland War 1939–1940 ({{lang-ru|link=no|Сове́тско-финляндская война́ 1939–1940}}) are often used in Russian historiography;  Russo–Finnish War 1939–1940 or Finno-Russian War 1939–1940 are used by the U.S. Library of Congress' catalogue (see authority control).|group="F"}} also known as the First Soviet-Finnish War, was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. The war began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak of World War II, and ended three and a half months later with the Moscow Peace Treaty on 13 March 1940. Despite superior military strength, especially in tanks and aircraft, the Soviet Union suffered severe losses and initially made little headway. The League of Nations deemed the attack illegal and expelled the Soviet Union from the organisation.

The Soviets made several demands, including that Finland cede substantial border territories in exchange for land elsewhere, claiming security reasons—primarily the protection of Leningrad, {{convert|32|km|mi|lk=off|sigfig=2|abbr=on}} from the Finnish border. When Finland refused, the Soviets invaded. Most sources conclude that the Soviet Union had intended to conquer all of Finland, and use the establishment of the puppet Finnish Communist government and the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact's secret protocols as evidence of this,{{refn|See the relevant section and the following sources:     |group="F"}} while other sources argue against the idea of a full Soviet conquest.{{refn|See the relevant section and the following sources:   |group="F"}} Finland repelled Soviet attacks for more than two months and inflicted substantial losses on the invaders while temperatures ranged as low as {{convert|-43|C|F}}. The battles focused mainly on Taipale in Karelian Isthmus, on Kollaa in Ladoga Karelia and on the Raate Road, in Kainuu, but there were also battles in Salla and Petsamo in Lapland. After the Soviet military reorganized and adopted different tactics, they renewed their offensive in February and overcame Finnish defenses.

Hostilities ceased in March 1940 with the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty in which Finland ceded 9% of its territory to the Soviet Union. Soviet losses were heavy, and the country's international reputation suffered. Their gains exceeded their pre-war demands, and the Soviets received substantial territories along Lake Ladoga and further north. Finland retained its sovereignty and enhanced its international reputation. The poor performance of the Red Army encouraged German Chancellor Adolf Hitler to believe that an attack on the Soviet Union would be successful and confirmed negative Western opinions of the Soviet military. After 15 months of Interim Peace, in June 1941, Germany commenced Operation Barbarossa, and the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviets began.