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Old 12-14-15, 03:43 AM   #15
Dowly
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14 December 1939 - DAY 15 of Winter War

Central Isthmus: at Summa, the Soviet artillery continues its bombardment of the main Finnish positions with increasing ferocity. Enemy tank and infantry attacks are successfully repulsed.

Ladoga Karelia: Soviet troops launch an offensive on the northern flank of the River Kollaanjoki line.

In the Tolvajärvi sector, Detachment Pajari reaches Ristisalmi.

Turku Archipelago: Utö Fortress sinks a Soviet destroyer.

Northern Finland: the Soviet 273rd Infantry Regiment crosses the River Kemijoki at Savukoski. The Finns fall back past Savukoski to the crossroads at Lunkkaus without engaging the enemy.

The League of Nations expels the Soviet Union and urges its members to give Finland all possible humanitarian and material assistance.

Swedish border: the first foreign volunteers cross the border at Haaparanta and arrive at the reception centre in Tornio.

Stockholm: Frans Emil Sillanpää receives the Nobel Prize for Literature.

New York: the film star Greta Garbo gives 5,000 dollars to the Finnish aid fund.

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Messenger dogs. Summa, December 14.

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Patrol returning from "No Man's Land". Summa, December 14.

Daily losses: 207

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