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Events on Monday 8 January 1940 2
1939 – 1940Battle of SuomussalmiWinter War battle in which outnumbered Finnish ski troops encircled and destroyed the Soviet 163rd and 44th divisions, capturing large amounts of equipment.
1940Food rationing begins in BritainBacon, butter and sugar become the first foods rationed in wartime Britain, starting a system that lasted until 1954.