1940 FINLAND/USA: Soviet rains bombs as Finns attack. Soviet resume bombing on Christmas Day to stem

Date: 1st January 1940

Location: VIBORG, FINLAND ROVANIEMI, FINLAND KARELIAN

ISTHMUS, FINLAND HELSINKI, FINLAND NEW YORK, U.S.A.

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

Viborg, Finland

Long view pan damaged factory

Semi view showing machinery & debris of factory

Gen. view & semi view men in civvies marching in street

CU Finnish sign Registration Office

Long view men into registration office

3 CU's of Finnish types

U.S. Finns Rally to Their Country's Aid

New York, U.S.A.

Long view pan men sailing for Finland

Semi view pan Red Cross cases marked Finland, Red Cross"

Long view people packing cases

Semi view clothes being packed in case

CU girl giving doll

CU little girl giving ball

Semi view 3 Finnish girls....one speaks (sound unavailable)

Rovaniemi, Finland

Pan down iced up telegraph poles to village in snow

Long view & semi view of Finns waxing skiis by fires

Gen. view & semi view Finn taking straw to horses amongst trees

Long view troops in white capes

Semi view troops in white capes looking at maps

Helsinki, Finland

Finnish flag flying

Explosions and smoke over skyline

People looking up

CU camerman

Finnish flag flying

Damaged buildings and smoke

People outside burning building in snow

Good scenes

Finns Carry on in Karelian Isthmus.

Karelian Isthmus, Finland

Semi view pilots by plane strapping on equipment & maps

Semi views (2) loading bombs under plane

CU propeller of plane turning

Gen. view pan "Tuisku/T", 2-seater biplane taking off from snow... floats instead of wheels

Semi view of anti-tank gun

Semi view machine gun on wheels

Semi view 2 Lewis guns

Semi view Finnish flag

Russo-Finnish War 1939-1940; United States of America; Air Raids and War Damage; Soviet Union; Finland

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