Thursday, December 21, 1939 - Hitler and Stalin exchange greetings

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From Berlin... Hitler sends greetings to Stalin on his 60th birthday. The telegram reads: "To Joseph Stalin: Best wishes for your personal well-being as well as for the prosperous future of the peoples of the friendly Soviet Union. Adolf Hitler."

From Moscow... Stalin responds to the message sent by Hitler: "To the Chancellor of the German Reich, A Hitler. The friendship of the peoples of Germany and the Soviet Union, cemented by blood, has every reason to be lasting and firm."

In the Winter War... The main Soviet attacks against the Mannerheim Line, around Summa, continues with less force. Finnish forces stage a successful counterattack at Kemijarvi, driving Soviet forces back some 20 miles.

In France... The French government Yellow Book is published, dealing with prewar diplomacy.

In Britain... The Canadian 1st Division conducts its first ceremonial parade at Aldershot.
 
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