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Italy again declares its neutrality.
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15728 |
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Russians meet with several tactical defeats by the Finnish army.
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15729 |
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Destroyer HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with battleship HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.
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15730 |
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Battle of the River Plate, off Montevideo, Uruguay. A British naval squadron attacks the Admiral Graf Spee
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15731 |
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The Graf Spee retreats into Montevideo harbour, badly damaged.
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15732 |
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The USSR is expelled from the League of Nations in response to the Soviets' invasion of Finland on October 30.
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15733 |
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Admiral Graf Spee is forced by International Law to leave Montevideo harbour; it is scuttled just outside the harbour. Captain Hans Langsdorff is interned but on the 20th commits suicide.
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15734 |
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The first Canadian troops arrive in Europe.
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15735 |
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The first Indian troops arrive in France.
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15736 |
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Meat rationing begins in Britain.
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15737 |