I wanted to throw this random though out there. What effect do you think the Winter War had on Soviet industry that may have helped them once they became the target of the Wehrmacht? Clearly with the amount of equipment they are losing in these battles must be replaced and they must have been thinking about that. I’m just curious if the Soviet economy may have already been partially mobilized when they were attacked which made the ramping up of production somewhat quicker in late 1941 and 1942.
Makes sense. It seems like there would also be an effect on their military performance. The Finns took the Red Army to school on defensive warfare. Surely the Soviets learned some hard lessons that they were able to use when they were invaded.