26 Nov 1939

Russia
  • Soviet troops under the direction of the Soviet NKVD organization fired 7 mortar shells southward into a field near the village of Mainila, Russia at 1430 hours, claiming the Finnish Army was responsible for the attack. NKVD agents then kidnapped two Soviet soldiers. The actions were immediately blamed on Finland. At 2100 hours, the Soviets issued the demand to Finnish ambassador Yrjo-Koskinen for the Finnish Army to move back 20 to 25 kilometers from the border. In response, Finland demanded a neutral party to investigate the incident. ww2dbase [The Winter War | Mainila, Leningrad | CPC]

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