Diplomatic Relations

The US State Department protest against the British examining neutral mail in the search for contraband.

Western Front

The first Indian army troops arrive to join the BEF in France.

Finland - Winter War

Day 28

On the eastern Isthmus a Finnish counter-offensive at Taipale pushes the Russians back from Kelja. In the fighting at Lake Suvanto 2,000 Russians are lost to 516 Finns. In northern Finland at Hulkonniemi the Finnish 9th Div launches an assault to destroy the Russian 163rd Div. The Russians are pushed back to Suomussalmi. On the Ladoga Karelia the IV Army Corps under Maj-Gen Hägglund launches a broad counter-offensive which lays the basis for January's 'motti' battles. In Lieksa, the Finns attacking in the Kivivaara region reach the Russian border and take up defensive positions.

Finland's civil defence chief urges the public to make greater use of camouflage and other forms of protection: cars should be painted white and people should also carry with them white camouflage clothing. Photo: SA-KUVA Finland's Civil Defense

A house burns furiously after being hit by a Soviet bomb during a Russian air raid on Turku, a port city in the southwest of Finland. House On Fire in Turku