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This week in the War, 31 Jan–6 Feb 1944: Helsinki bombed by the Soviets

This week in the war, on the night of 6 February 1944, the Soviet air force bombed Helsinki in an attempt to bring the Finns to the negotiating table and remove yet another of Germany’s allies. (Stalin had obtained British … Continue reading

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