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1939 (Nov 23) Plain stampless envelope to Sortavala from Finnish soldier at MP / RJ 3 with boxed Kanttapostia + boxed TR 3 Unit cachet + faint boxed bi-lingual Tarkastettu 20.10.39. Ann. ase. /Tuksen N:o 348 Nojalla /Granskat i stod av forerdningen / N:o 348 av 20.10.39 hand stamps all in violet & on reverse Sortavala (23 Nov) arrival cds …..On 30 Nov 1939 the Russians invaded Finland without warning or declaration of war & after a brief 102 days war Finland capitulated to the Russian army on 12 March 1940