Allied PreparationsThe first Canadian troops arrive in the United Kingdom. A heavily protected convoy has brought over 7,500 men of the 1st Canadian Div. [ | ]Battle of the Atlantic
Finland - Winter WarDay 24The Finnish II Corps launches a fragmented counterattack on the Karelian Isthmus at 6:30a.m. The offensive is suspended after 8 hours with the Finns suffering over 1,300 casualties. On the Ladoga Karelia the Finns counterattack at Kollaanjoki, but suspend the attack in the evening. In the Tolvajärvi sector, troops from Detachment Pennanen win control of the Aittojoki parallel. The fighting in the Tolvajärvi-Ägläjärvi sector comes to an end. In northern Finland advance troops of the Soviet 44th Div make contact with the Finns on the Raate road. On the Karelian Isthmus a Soviet long-range 'ghost gun' wreaks havoc and confusion in Viipuri. Many buildings in the city are damaged. The armored coastal vessels Ilmarinen and Väinämöinen move out of the Turku archipelago and into the open sea at Kihti to protect vital shipping routes being threatened by Soviet aircraft operating from Estonia.
World AffairsThe Pan-American Conference protests about the fighting inside the American 'security zone' during the River Plate Battle. [ | ] |
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