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24th December 1939

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Finns claimed to have shot down at least fourteen Russian aircraft. North of Lake Ladoga, Finnish storm battalions crossed the Russian frontier near Lieksa after routing Russian troops in Tolmojaevi and Aglajaevi districts. On the northern sector Finnish troops approached Salla.

After blazing for a week, the hulk of the Admiral Graf Spee is burnt out.

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The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton

The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton

2194 Days Of War.
ISBN-10: 086136614X

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