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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1940

Page

12

Fighting Faces of Europe: Finns Hold Narrow Isthmus Front

In Europe a small Finnish force, under 400,000, stalls a larger Russian army on a narrow isthmus between Finland and Russia. Across the continent millions of Germans French and British await spring offensives. Captured fighters regret nothing, even as the war grows broader.

Europe Finland Russia

Allied Warships Reported In Arctic Blockade

Allied warships are reported enforcing a blockade in Arctic waters to prevent a Nazi Soviet gateway. The article notes rapid naval activity and cooperation among Allied fleets amid tensions, with strategic aims to seal Arctic routes and challenge enemy movement.

Arctic Copenhagen Berlingske Tidende Murmansk North Sea Paris Associated Press Russia

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