late '38: 5 '39: 6 '40: 7 '41: 1 until Ger starts fall This country would have preferred to remain neutral, but they happened to be on the list for Soviet action resulting from the Soviet-German treaty. This makes them potential allies early in the war, but only if Allied help of a practical nature is forthcoming. Such help, of course, helps alienate the Soviet Union, but would mean that Finland does not join the Germans when war with the Soviets comes. In the absence of Allied help, German help will violate the treaty they have with the USSR, so Finland stands alone, but with an inclination to side with any power that attacks the Soviet Union. Adding Politics to Your WWII Game A Model Introduction Poland Great Britain France, Belgium, Holland Italy USSR USA Spain and Portugal Hungary and Romainia Yugoslavia and Bulgaria Greece and Turkey Finland Norway, Sweden, and Denmark Political Event Table Treaties Back to Table of Contents -- Against the Odds vol. 1 no. 2 Back to Against the Odds List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 2003 by LPS. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com * Buy this back issue or subscribe to Against the Odds direct from LPS.