Battle of the Atlantic

• The British battleship Barham is hit by a torpedo from U-30 while cruising off northwest Scotland. Repairs will take 3 months to complete.
• The Danish steamer Hanne (1080t) sinks a mile east of Blyth Pier on a mine laid by U-22 on the 22nd with the loss of 15 of her crew. There are 26 survivors.
• The British trawler Researcho (258t) 6 miles from Flamborough Head in a minefield laid by U-15 on 17 November. The entire crew is rescued by the British destroyer Jackal.
• U-30 sinks the British armed patrol trawler Barbara Robertson (325t) 35 miles northwest of the Butt of Lewis with gunfire with the loss of 1 crewmen. The British destroyer Isis rescues 16 survivors.

Britain, Home Front

Meat rationing begins.

Finland - Winter War

Day 29

In northern Finland the Finns take the parish village of Suomussalmi. The Russians begin to withdraw across Lake Kianta towards the border at Juntusranta. In Kuhmo, after 3 days of fighting, Detachment Kekkonen forces some Soviet troops back across the border at Kiekinkoski. On the central Isthmus Russian tanks penetrate Finnish positions at the northern end of Lake Hatjalahti. The tanks have no infantry support, however, and 2 are destroyed and 2 are captured.

Finns Defeat Soviet Tanks