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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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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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>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>
		<link>http://stevepollock.de/archives/536</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Denmark]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[President Albert Lebrun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prime Minister Édouard Daladier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Royal Navy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SS Admiral Graf Spee]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[South America]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Edouard Daladier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Great Britain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kollaa]]></category>
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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>11-Nov-39: Germans Say Neutrality of Low Countries Is Assured; BEF Holds Armistice Day Ceremonies on French Battlefields; In Radio Broadcast, Queen Elizabeth Exhorts British Women</title>
		<link>http://stevepollock.de/archives/457</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Belgium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British Expeditionary Force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[British Royal Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Queen Elizabeth]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Armistice Day]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 11-Nov-1939, the 42nd day of World War II; there are 2,121 days left in the conflict.
In response to invasion preparations in Holland and general nervousness expressed by the three Low Countries (Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg), the German Foreign Ministry issues a statement the promises the Germans will continue to respect the neutrality of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2-Nov-39: Hitler Recalls Ambassadors to Italy, USSR for Consultations; Soviets Complete Polish Annexations; King George VI Awards RAF Medals</title>
		<link>http://stevepollock.de/archives/439</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ambassador Fritz-Detlof von der Schulenberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ambassador Hans Georg von Mackensen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Belorussia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Führer und Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kiel Canal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kingdom of Italy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 2-Nov-1939, the 33rd day of World War II; there are 2,130 days left in the conflict.
Two German diplomats, Ambassador to the Soviet Union Fritz-Dietlof von der Schulenberg and Ambassador to Italy Hans Georg von Mackensen are recalled to Berlin for consultations with Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler.
The Soviet Union continues its pattern of annexation of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30-Sep-39: Pope Pius Hopes Polish Occupation Will Be Temporary; German Kriegsmarine Piles Up More Successes; Neutrality Act Debate Heats Up in U.S. Senate</title>
		<link>http://stevepollock.de/archives/297</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Deutches Heer - the German Army]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deutsches Kriegsmarine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Queen Elizabeth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli, Pope Pius XII]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[President-in-Exile Władysław Raczkiewicz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prime Minister General Władysław Eugeniusz Sikorski]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reich Minister of the Interior Wilhelm Frick]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Unterseeboots (U-Boats)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[War Begins]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 30-Sept-1939, the 30th day of World War II; there are 2,163 days left in the conflict.
The German Heer&#8217;s withdrawal from Polish areas assigned to the Soviet Union in their partition agreements continues; occupation of Warsaw is deferred until 2-Oct to give the capital&#8217;s former defenders time to evacuate.
In Rome, Pope Pius XII addresses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>16-Sep-39: Soviets Inform Poles of Imminent Invasion of Eastern Poland; Warsaw Fights On; U-31 Sinks British Ship SS Aviemore</title>
		<link>http://stevepollock.de/archives/228</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prince Edward Duke of Windsor]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is 16-Sept-1939. It is the 16th day of the war; there are 2,177 days left in the war.
The command of Polish units defending Warsaw is given to General Walerian Czuma. The capital city is now completely surrounded by German forces, which now issue an ultimatum demanding the capital&#8217;s complete, unconditional surrender.
However, given that they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10-Sep-39: Canada Declares War on Germany; Luftwaffe Raids Warsaw 15 Times; British Expeditionary Force Builds Up in France</title>
		<link>http://stevepollock.de/archives/199</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Pollock</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Deutches Heer - the German Army]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Ottawa, Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King asks a special session of Parliament to approve his request that Canada join the war against Germany. Most Canadians see the coming of war one week after the declarations of war by England and France as inevitable. A few days before, a solemn King George VI took to [...]]]></description>
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