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Old 12-01-14, 08:30 AM   #6
Dowly
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30 November 1939 - DAY 1 of Winter War

Soviet Union opens artillery fire in Karelian Isthmus at 0650hrs and in other areas at 0700hrs.
Soviet forces cross the border in the Isthmus at 0700hrs.
By 0730hrs, they have crossed the border on all major fronts.
Finnish security units begin delaying actions on all fronts.

16 cities and towns are bombed during the first day of the war.

Soviet SB-2 bombers over Helsinki, 30 Nov. 1939


Soviet soldiers crossing Rajajoki river.


Daily losses: 87

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