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On Mon. 27 Nov 1939 Finland sent Soviet Union a message noting that th.....

1939-11-27

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Finland sent Soviet Union a message noting that the Finnish Army had not fired any shots into Soviet territory. In response to the Soviet request on the previous day for Finnish troops to fall back 20 to 25 kilometers from the border, Finland suggested Soviet troops to do the same.

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