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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Turning to Russia Hitler said he succeeded in forming an alliance [with Soviet Russia] where Chamberlain failed." The Nome nugget (Nome, Alaska), January 31, 1940 loc.gov/resource/sn8...

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Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Thus, the Nazis are playing on the Soviet's fears of an Anglo-French attack, saying that only the most intimate Russo-German alliance can avert the danger." 1940, January 31. The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), p. 2

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "First U.S. Volunteers in Finland" Image 3 of The Washington daily news (Washington, D.C.), January 29, 1940 loc.gov/resource/sn8...

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact Moscow: "He predicted that unpleasant shocks would be felt by those refusing to recognise the full significance of the Russian-German treaty, saying: "The chain of our friendship is of pure gold and will always remain untarnished." January 26, 1940

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Finland has been plunged into the vortex created by the partnership of Hitler and Stalin, and the future of this courageous little nation, which seemed only last year to be bright, has been clouded by the Russian invasion." Jan 25, 1940 Nepean Times, AUS

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "(M.t Seherbakov) warned Europeans against interference in Finland. He said that some mad slanderers were even squealing about intervention." Soviet Russia with Nazi support, and bombing Finland from her bases in Estonia. (1940, Januar 23). The Telegraph

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "A full-blooded alliance between Germany and Russia, aimed at vital Allied interests, is foreseen in this article by Kenneth de Courcy" Masterly Survey Lays Bare The Real Russian-German Plan 1940, Jan 21 The Sun (Sydney) nla.gov.au/nla.news-art...

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Soviet Offers Polish Oil For German Aid In Subduing Finland" : Moves Alarm Balkans (1940, Januar 20). The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947), p. 2 nla.gov.au/nla.news-art...

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact Winter War "The Moscow radio furiously attacks the British Labour Delegation to Finland [Soviet invasion] as missionaries of the British Government, which is conspiring to increase aggression against Russia." 1940, January 20, The Irwin Index

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Soviet Russia and FM Joachim von Ribbentrop, right, belatedly affix their signatures to the trade pact agreed on last fall. Premier Molotov of Russia is reported planning a visit to Berlin to seek German military aid against Finland. January 19, 1940

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Germany has shown her hand in warning Sweden against allowing men and material to pass to Finland. It is becoming clear that the Russian invasion is part of a plan for Russo-German domination of north-eastern Europe." January 19, 1940

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Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Germany and Russia are combining in a joint campaign to intimidate neutrals." GERMANS AND RUSSIANS IN DIPLOMATIC AND MILITARY CO-OPERATION (1940, Januar 18). T weed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW), p. 5. Retrieved Januar 18, 2026, from nla.gov.au/nla.news-art...

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact Winter War "F. D.’s Finn Aid Plan May Die in Congress President Roosevelt’s plan for financial aid to Finland [Soviet invasion] appears today to have been sentenced to death by Congress." The Washington daily news. (Washington, DC), Jan. 17 1940. loc.gov/item/sn82016....

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Three hundred Russian planes from Leningrad, Paldiski (Baltic Port) and the islands of Oesel and Dago [Estonian islands with blackmailed Soviet bases] made a mass raid on southern Finland today. It was the biggest air attack of the Russo Finnish war." January 16, 1940

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "The Moscow radio revealed late last night that the Soviet sent Notes to Sweden and Norway on January 5. The Notes alleged that they had committed a breach of neutrality by sending arms and volunteers to Finland." January 15, 1940 The News, Adelaide

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact"Neutral observers estimate that more than 6,000 Swedish volunteers already are on Finnish soil in addition to several hundred Norwegians. ..Thursday Copenhagen sources disclosed that the first company of Danish volunteers had landed in Finland. January 14, 1939

Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Russian radio messages have been picked up by Finnish people..all day long, declaring that "the people of Finland should surrender before tomorrow”. “If they don’t”, the message continued, “Germany will advance immediately against the Finns” Jan 13, 1940 The Key West Citizen

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Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Hitler has agreed to send a large staff of economic experts and engineers to Russia to develop vital industries. The meagreness of Russia's aid to Germany can be realised from the fodder supplies .." 1940, January 13. The Mercury nla.gov.au/nla.news-pag...

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Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact, Finland Winter War, Soviet invasion "President Roosevelt today suggested that Democratic and Republican leaders seek agreement on a program of aid for Finland" The Washington daily news. (Washington, DC), Jan. 12 1940. loc.gov/item/sn82016....

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Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "The barbarity of the war in Finland is attributed to the bombardment of civilians and the propaganda of the Russian political commissars among the Russian soldiers, who are told they will be tortured and shot if captured." 1940, January 12. The Age, AUS

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Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "There is an increasing identity of interest between Finland and the Allied Powers as Russo-German cooperation becomes more apparent. Germany's threats to Sweden and ..." (1940, Januar 11). The Central Queensland Herald, p. 42. nla.gov.au/nla.news-art...

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Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "The German Foreign Office no longer denies that Germany at the urgent request of Russia stopped the guns to Finland." Are Sent Back By Nazis (1940, Januar 10). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), p. 1 (CITY FINAL). nla.gov.au/nla.news-art...

Hitler-Stalin-Pact 1939-41 Latvia partly occupied by Soviets: "there are some 1200 former Polish officers and soldiers interned in four military 'camps in Latvia, 248 civilians placed in two civilian camps, and about 150 civilians taken into private homes" The Newcastle Sun @amaragraps.bsky.social

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Chamberlain Assures Finland [Soviet invasion] - “And now it is the turn of Finland to be attacked by the power (Soviet Russia) with whom Germany made an unholy pact and for whom she set the example of aggression." (1940, January 9) The Laredo times. loc.gov/item/sn86089....

Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "German General Staff To Aid Russia? - The German Government has held up a number of Italian planes destined for Finland." Planes For Finland Stopped In Germany (1940, Januar 9). The Sun News-Pictorial, Australia, p. 4. nla.gov.au/nla.news-art...

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1949 "Estonia now, only the old women dare go to church. Others fear the Russians would send them to slave labor in Siberia.” Pictured approaching his church in Minneapolis, Holger remembers 10 years ago when the Russians took over Estonia. They marked everybody who owned an auto,... ."

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Conferences continue daily in London between English and Scandinavian delegates to facilitate assistance to Finland [against Soviet invasion]." BRITISH AID FOR FINLAND. (1940, Januar 8). Singleton Argus (NSW : 1880 - 1954), p. 2., nla.gov.au/nla.news-art...

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Hitler government quite probably would extend active support to Russia if British and French reach point of sending soldiers [to Finland] into Baltic conflict. Sensing something sinister in British French sympathy for Finns," Jan 7, 1940 Evening Star loc.gov/item/sn83045....

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Ivan Narodny reveals that Hitler promised Finland to Stalin last May" HITLER IS IN OUR GRIP Does Stalin want to rule the world? (1940, Januar 7). Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), p. 5. Retrieved Januar 7, 2026 nla.gov.au/nla.news-art...

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Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Many Estonian officers [Estonia partly occupied by Soviets] have informed their commanders that they will desert if forced to fight against Finland" AID FOR SCANDINAVIA ? (1940, Januar 6). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 1.,from nla.gov.au/nla.news-art...

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OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "A Happy New Year - Finns Destroy Another Russian Column - President Of Finland Asks Outside Aid" (1940, January 1) Henderson Daily Dispatch. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, loc.gov/item/sn91068....

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Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Russia exerts her influence in the Baltic states without opposition from any of the major powers who up to now have always frustrated her aims in that direction. Finland alone met the Soviet demands with a certain resistance." November 12, 1939 Evening Star

Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Finland Threatened By Soviet Russia - Scandinavia Cringes At Russ Threat - Molotoff's Warning To Finland Cast Gloom on Neighbor States" The daily Alaska empire (Juneau, Alaska), November 1, 1939 loc.gov/resource/sn8...

Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

OTD Oct 1939, Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Yesterday massed choirs led a crowd of 100,000 outside the US legation in Helsinki in singing "The Starspangled Banner" and the Finnish national an them. US Minister acknowledged the cheers and speeches of gratitude for the US support of Finland. The West Australian

FINLAND'S STAND. (1939, Oktober 31). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved Oktober 31, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46434671

Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Russian Grab Meets Resistance When It's Finland's Turn To Give - The thrifty Finns paid their World war debts-financial variety. But the new war finds the Soviet, seeking a price that Finland is not so willing to pay." October 20, 1939 The Waterbury Democrat

Image 24 of The Waterbury Democrat (Waterbury, Conn.), October 20, 1939
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82014085/1939-10-20/ed-1/?sp=24&q=Finland&st=pdf&r=-0.251,-0.075,1.502,1.502,0

Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

OTD Turning point in Estonia history. Illusions on the Estonian side. Politicians mentioned: Selter left Estonia in Nov 1939, moved to Geneva; Piip was arrested by the NKVD 1941,died in a Soviet prison camp; Following the 1940 occupation, Rei escaped to Stockholm and lived in exile .. Oct 5. 1939

Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

OTD 1939 WWII "Russia Orders Army To Invade Poland - Soviet Will Occupy White Russian and Ukrainian Regions - Polish State No Longer Exists Moscow Declares in Note Sent to All Envoys" Evening star (Washington, D.C.), September 17, 1939 loc.gov/resource/sn8...

Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "Russia to enter Poland today?" - "...the Soviet government had informed the Polish Ambassador to Russia that Soviet troops would cross the Russian-Polish frontier at 4am" The Laredo times (Laredo, Tex.), September 17, 1939 loc.gov/resource/sn8...

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Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact "With details of the Russo-German pact being kept secret, Soviet’s .. army mobilizing and Red soldiers massing on the Polish border, Allied leaders fear Russia may have been promised a share of Poland and is preparing to help the invading Nazis." September 16, 1939

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Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

OTD Hitler-Stalin-Pact, Germany invaded Poland, "Finland should follow complete neutrality The President issues a declaration of neutrality." Hufvudstadsbladet, 03.09.1939, no. 236 (2. painos), p. 1 digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/... National Library's Digital Collections Cited:03.09.2025

Finland should stay neutral after Germany invading Poland
Hufvudstadsbladet, 03.09.1939, no. 236 (2. painos), p. 1
https://digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/binding/2213516?page=1
National Library's Digital Collections
Cited:03.09.2025

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auonsson @auonsson.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Shadow fleet tankers have been carrying military staff actively documenting critical infrastructure as they pass through Danish (and likely European) waters. Danish pilots have seen several instances of it and notified authorities.

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Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

OTD Two weeks before Hitler-Stalin-Pact. "Last year the two countries [Latvia, Estonia] declared their strict neutrality. -This would give them their one chance, small as it might be,-in case of war; Voluntarily to side with Germany has never been seriously considered" August 2, 1939

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Jens Walter @jowalter.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

July 31, 1939. The month before Hitler-Stalin-Pact "The Nordic region must not be an object for power-political combinations Why should Finland be patronized when Poland is excluded from the guarantee system? Sandler sharply condemns the great power reasoning about our country."