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On Mon. 01 Jan 1940 1,000 men from the Finnish 9th Division under the.....

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1,000 men from the Finnish 9th Division under the command of Captain Eino Lassila skied into their attacking position; when they arrived at 2300, they were looking down a large Russian tank and artillery concentration on the Raate Road.

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