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Diary Of WW2 — Day 187

Mar 05, 12:00 PM

Tuesday 5th March 1940

On the Western Front there is a minor skirmish. German troops attack and capture a British position by the Maginot Line. Two British soldiers are killed and 16 taken prisoner in the action. The position is later recaptured.

In Finland, meanwhile, Soviet forces moving in from the west cross the ice in Viipuri Bay and run into fierce Finnish resistance. At the same time, the Red Air Force bombs Helsinki.

Though the British government announces a £300 million War Loan to Finland and Canada promises 1000 volunteers to fight with the Finns, their government decides that British and French promises of military aid are worthless. So, when the USSR offers to negotiate peace on the terms which expired on March 1st, the Finnish government agrees to reopen negotiations for a truce.

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