Finnish american volunteers leaving New York harbour to fight against soviets at the winter war.

Volunteers from the U.S.

Finnish ace pilot Jorma Sarvanto, nicknamed "zamba", shot down six soviet bombers in just four minutes with his Fokker D.XXI -fighter on 6th of January 1940. Six bombers in four minutes was a world record at it's time. In the picture Sarvanto examines marking of one of the bombers he shot down.

Jorma Sarvanto

Soviet bombers bombed civilian targets at Helsinki on 30th of November 1940 without a declaration of war. Policeman helps woman to a bomb shelter.