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Moscow Armistice
1944Sep, 19

Armistice between Finland and Soviet Union is signed, marking the end of the Continuation War.

The Moscow Armistice was signed between Finland on one side and the Soviet Union and United Kingdom on the other side on 19 September 1944, ending the Continuation War. The Armistice restored the Moscow Peace Treaty of 1940, with a number of modifications.

The final peace treaty between Finland and many of the Allies was signed in Paris in 1947.

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