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30 November 1939
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
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At sea
U.S. freighter Extavia, with cargo destined for Istanbul, Turkey, and the Piraeus, Greece, is detained at Gibraltar by British authorities. December.
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At sea
USSR invades Finland, which will receive not only American aid but British and French as well; the Finnish struggle (albeit against an initially inept Soviet invasion force) arouses the admiration of many (see 14 December).
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30 November: The Soviet Union attacks Finland in what would become known as the Winter War.
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The USSR is expelled from the League of Nations in response to the Soviet invasion of Finland on November 30.
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The Soviet Red Army crosses the Finnish border in several places, bombing Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the Winter War.
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UK Parliament
India And Burma Orders Committee (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1939-11-30: "India And Burma Orders Committee." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Diplomatic record
The Chargé in the Soviet Union (Thurston) to the Secretary of State
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