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		<title>13-Mar-40: Indian Nationalist Assassinates British Official; Finns Sign Peace Treaty, Ending Winter War with Soviets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Indian nationalist assassinates Sir Michael O&#8217;Dwyer, former governor of the Punjab, in London.
The Finnish government grants formal permission to its delegation, which signs a peace treaty with the Soviet Union, ending the 104-day Winter War at 12:00 hours. The terms are harsh; Finland loses the Karelian Isthmus, the city of Viipuri and the Vuoksi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>31-Dec-39: Finns Press Red Army Back; Britain, France Promise Finland Aid; Hitler Issues New Year&#8217;s Proclamation; Turkish Earthquake, Floods Death Toll Keeps Rising</title>
		<link>http://stevepollock.de/archives/639</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Central Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsches Wehrmacht]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 31-Dec-1939, the 92nd day of World War II; there are 2,071 days left in the conflict.
German Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler issues a New Years proclamation to the German people: &#8220;We shall only talk of peace when we have won the war. The Jewish-capitalistic world will not survive the twentieth century.&#8221; He looks forward in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>29-Dec-39: Finns Destroy Leningrad-Murmanks Railway, See Other Successes in Winter War; Fritz Thyssen Wanted by Germans, is on the Run; Turkish Earthquake Death Toll Hits 20,000</title>
		<link>http://stevepollock.de/archives/637</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Central Europe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Murmansk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (NSDAP)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 29-Dec-1939, the 90th day of World War II; there are 2,073 days left in the conflict.
The Leningrad-Murmansk railway line is destroyed at three points by 250 Finnish ski troops as offensives continue against the Soviet&#8217;s Eighth and Ninth armies. The Red Army is driven back from the north bank of Lake Ladoga and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>28-Dec-39: Soviet Division Destroyed; Red Army High Command Regroups; Fritz Thyssen Protests German Actions to Hitler; Polish Deportations More Frequent; HMS Barham Hit by Torpedoes; British Start Meat Rationing; Japanese Bomb Lanchow</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:33:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bombing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Poles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rationing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 28-Dec-1939, the 89th day of World War II; there are 2,074 days left in the conflict.
The Soviet Red Army&#8217;s 163rd Division of the Ninth Army is destroyed by the Finns near Suomussalmi after attempts to relieve it by the 44th Division were turned back (and the 44th itself was destroyed). Training, tactics, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>27-Dec-39: Earthquake Kills 8,000 in Turkey; Poles Executed for Warsaw Shootings; Red Army Ends Mannerheim Line Attacks; Finns Launch Offensives; US Protests British High Seas Seizures; First Indian Troops Arrive in France</title>
		<link>http://stevepollock.de/archives/631</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[British Army]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[North America]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 27-Dec-1939, the 88th day of World War II; there are 2,075 days left in the conflict.
An earthquake strikes Turkey during very cold winter weather and kills an estimated 8,000 people, rendering thousands more homeless. Among the worst hit are the region of Tokat and the Black Sea areas of Samsun and Ordu.
Poles kill [...]]]></description>
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		<title>26-Dec-39: Red Army Suffers More Losses; Finns Dig In Near Salla; Swedes Call Up Reserves; Royal Navy Mines Eastern British Coast; Australians Reach Wales</title>
		<link>http://stevepollock.de/archives/629</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 23:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 26-Dec-1939, the 87th day of World War II; there are 2,076 days left in the conflict.
The Soviet Red Army continues its attacks on the northern end of the Mannerheim Line in Finland, but have little success and suffer heavy losses. The Finns continue to hold advance positions near Salla.
Neutral Sweden calls up its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>25-Dec-39: First Christmas Passes Quietly on Western Front; Hitler Visits Troops; Soviets Launch Attacks on Finn Defenses, Cities</title>
		<link>http://stevepollock.de/archives/615</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bombing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 25-Dec-1939, the 86th day of World War II; there are 2,077 days left in the conflict.
The first Christmas of the war is celebrated quietly along the western front; German Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler meets with German Army troops during a three-day visit to the front. King George VI broadcasts a Christmas message to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>24-Dec-39: Finns Enter Soviet Territory for First Time; Germans, Soviets Re-Establish Rail Service in Poland; Graf Spee Burns Out; Pope Makes Christmas Eve Appeal</title>
		<link>http://stevepollock.de/archives/613</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 24-Dec-1939, the 85th day of World War II; there are 2,078 days left in the conflict.
For the first time in the Winter War invasion by the Soviet Union, Finnish troops enter Soviet territory near Lieksa after routing the Red Army in the Tolmojaervi and Aglajaervi districts. The Finns also begin to approach Salla, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>23-Dec-39: Finns Suffer Winter War Setback; IRA Steals Irish Army&#8217;s Ammunition; South Americans Protest River Plate Battle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 23-Dec-1939, the 84th day of World War II; there are 2,079 days left in the conflict.
After several recent success, the Finns suffer a setback when they counterattack the Soviet Red Army on the Karelian Isthmus and are repulsed. 1,500 casualties result and the counterattack is called off when night falls. The Soviets and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>22-Dec-39: Finns Destroy Soviet 44th Division; French Vote Armaments Credits, Strengthen Maginot Line; British Announce Seizure of Nearly a Million Tonnes of Contraband</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 23:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 22-Dec-1939, the 83rd day of World War II; there are 2,080 days left in the conflict.
The Battle of Summa in Finland continues in spite of the weakening of the Red Army, which continues to suffer losses. The Finns also have success at Suomussalmi when they destroy the Soviet 44th Motorized Division, which was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>21-Dec-39: Finns Drive Red Army Back at Kemijarvi; Hitler Acknowledges Stalin&#8217;s 60th Birthday; Canadians Hold Ceremonial Parade at Aldershot</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:19:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 21-Dec-1939, the 82nd day of World War II; there are 2,081 days left in the conflict.
A Finnish attack at Kemijarvi drives the Soviet Red Army back 20 miles in the region. The Soviets are beginning to move to the defensive in the Winter War.
Soviet General Secretary Josef Stalin turns 60 years old. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>20-Dec-39: Red Army Attacks in Finland Weaken; Graf Spee&#8217;s Commander Commits Suicide in Buenos Aires; US Seeks to Prevent Export of Technical Data</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 20-Dec-1939, the 81st day of World War II; there are 2,082 days left in the conflict.
The Soviet Red Army attacks on the Mannerheim Line in the Battle of Summa are beginning to weaken, while the Finns cut off the Soviet 122nd Division at Salla, near the White Sea.
Captain Hans Langsdorff, commander of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>19-Dec-39: Battle of Summa Continues in Finland; Germans Scuttle Ship Off US Coast; British Scientists Develop Anti-Magnetic Mine Method</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 19-Dec-1939, the 80th day of World War II; there are 2,083 days left in the conflict.
The Battle of Summa in Finland continues with the Soviet Red Army attacking the Mannerheim Line continuously, with little success.
The Germans successfully launch a surface raiding ship, the Atlantis, but suffer a loss when the Kriegsmarine is forced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>18-Dec-39: Soviet Attacks Continue on Various Finnish Defenses; Germans Down Half of British Air Raid Bombers Over Heligoland; Hitler Meets Quisling Again, Offers Aid; Graf Spee Fallout Continues</title>
		<link>http://stevepollock.de/archives/601</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 18-Dec-1939, the 79th day of World War II; there are 2,084 days left in the conflict.
Attacks by the Soviet Red Army continue on the Mannerheim Line around Summa, along with bombing of Helsinki from the air and shelling of battery positions along the Finnish Baltic coast. The United States Navy in Washington D.C. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>17-Dec-39: Soviet Attacks Hammer Mannerheim Line at Summa, Are Repulsed; Finns Refine Successful Tactics, Destroy Two Red Army Divisions; First Canadian Division Lands in Liverpool; French Claim German Reconnaissance Flights Increased Over Western Front</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 17-Dec-1939, the 78th day of World War II; there are 2,085 days left in the conflict.
The saga of the Admiral Graf Spee German pocket battleship comes to an end in front of a large crowds lining the quays on both sides of the River Plate in South America. The ship had been in [...]]]></description>
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