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On Wed. 16 Jul 1941 Adolf Hitler instructed that Ukraine and the Kola.....

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Adolf Hitler instructed that Ukraine and the Kola Peninsula in northern Russia were to be annexed into Greater Germany in the future, while East Karelia in northern Russia was to be given to Finland. In secret, he instructed other German leaders to prepare plans for a possible future annexation of Finland.

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