Hanko front comparison (Patreon)

More simplified comparison. I've read a bit about Hanko lately so I wanted to draw something related to this battle, but not the usual better detailed comparison.

The peace treaty after the Winter War gave Soviets a naval base in Hanko peninsula in Southern Finland. As the Continuation War started, the peninsula was besieged by the Finnish army, and the battle lasted until the end of the year when the Soviet Navy managed to evacuate most of the troops.

Pictured here is a Swedish volunteer, who still wears her Swedish army shirt and side cap, and a British gas mask bag. She's armed with Finnish improved Imperial Russian Mosin-Nagant.

The Soviet, in early war fashion, carries a lot of ammunition for M91-30. Some of her comrades would fight in full Naval uniforms. Troops in the peninsula were equipped properly, just in case.