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Väinö Linna's war novel The Unknown Soldier (Tuntematon sotilas) is published.
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Väinö Linna
Finnish author (1920–1992)
Väinö Linna was a Finnish author and a former soldier who fought in the Continuation War (1941–44). Linna gained literary fame with his third novel, Tuntematon sotilas, and consolidated his position with the trilogy Täällä Pohjantähden alla. Both have been adapted to a film…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
The Unknown Soldier (novel)
1954 war novel by Väinö Linna
The Unknown Soldier or Unknown Soldiers is a war novel by Finnish author Väinö Linna, considered his magnum opus. Published in 1954, The Unknown Soldier chronicles the 1941–1944 Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union from the viewpoint of ordinary Finnish soldiers.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 3
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December 3 is the 337th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 28 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)