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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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		<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>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>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>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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		<title>15-Dec-39: Battle of Soumassalmi Begins; Finns See Battlefield Success, Attempt to Open Negotiations, But Refuse to be Conquered; Uruguay Ousts German Battleship; Chamberlain Visits British Expeditionary Force in France</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 15-Dec-1939, the 76th day of World War II; there are 2,087 days left in the conflict.
The Battle of Soumussalmi begins during the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union. The Finns destroy the Soviet 139th Division at Tolvajarvi as well as the 75th Division. The Finns broadcast an appeal for negotiations to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>14-Dec-39: League of Nations Expels Soviet Union, Urges Help for Finland; Winter War Continues; Hitler Orders Operational Planning for Invasion of Norway; Chinese Nationalists/Communists Clash in Ningxian; German Liner Attempts to Run British Blockade as US Ship Shadows Her</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 14-Dec-1939, the 75th day of World War II; there are 2,088 days left in the conflict.
The League of Nations, meeting in emergency debate in Geneva, formally expels the Soviet Union and names it an aggressor in violation of treaties with Finland, the League Covenant and the Pact of Paris. League member states are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>13-Dec-39: Finns Press Attacks on Soviet Eighth Army; River Plate Estuary Drama Unfolding Over Graf Spee; Royal Navy Sub Torpedoes German Cruisers; House of Commons Holds Secret Session</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 13-Dec-1939, the 74th day of World War II; there are 2,089 days left in the conflict.
A series of attacks by the Finns on the Soviet Eighth Army is the focus of action going into week two of the Winter War.
British Royal Navy Commodore Henry Harwood of the HMS Ajax is accompanied by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>12-Dec-39: Finns Launch Attacts on Soviet Eighth Army; Two Battles Start North of Lake Lagoda; Churchill Advocates Invasion of Norway; German Ships Sees Blockade Success; Hitler Orders Doubling of Mines and Ammunition Production</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 12-Dec-1939, the 73rd day of World War II; there are 2,090 days left in the conflict.
The Finns launch attacks against the Soviet Eighth Army successfully, but aren&#8217;t as successful against Red Army forces near Kollaa. Two battles north of Lake Ladoga get underway: Tovaajarvland and Kitela. For their part, the Soviets reject a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10-Dec-39: Finns Appeal for More Aid from Civilized Nations; US Grants Finland $10 Million in Credit; Soviets Accidentally Sink German Ship; League of Nations Still Meeting; First Canadian Troops Hit the High Seas in Convoy for Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 10-Dec-1939, the 71st day of World War II; there are 2,092 days left in the conflict.
The Helsinki government issues a general appeal to the rest of the world for aid in the Winter War, stating it has been attacked by the Soviet Union without cause; &#8220;our position as the active outpost of western [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8-Dec-39: Soviet Attacks Grind Down; British Attach Polish Squadrons to RAF; Raeder Urges Hitler to Invade Norway; Hitler Meets Quisling for First Time; Italians Confirm Axis; Americans Protest British Blockade of Germany</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 8-Dec-1939, the 69th day of World War II; there are 2,094 days left in the conflict.
As the second week of the Winter War begins, attacks of the Soviet Ninth Army grind to a halt in the face of stiff Finnish resistance near Kuhmo.
The British decide that Polish exile squadrons may be attached to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7-Dec-39: Scandinavian Countries Declare Neutrality; Soviets Blockade Finnish Coast, Continue Attacks; German Battleship Sinks Last Victim as British Sail to Intercept; King George VI Meets French Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 7-Dec-1939, the 68th day of World War II; there are 2,095 days left in the conflict.
Sweden, Denmark, and Norway decline to come to the aid of their neighbor, Finland; each declares its neutrality in the Winter War. The Soviets announce a blockade of the Finnish coast and attack positions at Kollaa north of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6-Dec-39: Red Army Attacks Islands, Mannerheim Line; Roosevelt Sends Sympathy to Finns; Italians Send 50 Aircraft to Helsinki; Germans Decry Neutral Countries&#8217; Behavior; HMS Jersey Torpedoed; Aktion T4 Euthanasia Program Claims Mental Patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 6-Dec-1939, the 67th day of World War II; there are 2,096 days left in the conflict.
The Finns celebrate Independence Day even as the Red Army presses its attack during the Winter War. US President Franklin Roosevelt sends a message of sympathy to Finnish President Kyösti Kallio. The Italians deliver 50 aircraft to Finland [...]]]></description>
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