Diplomatic Relations

The French and the Poles make an agreement which states that the Polish Army in France will be equipped and maintained at French expense.

Finland - Winter War

Day 36

In northern Finland the final order to attack is given by Col Siilasvuo. At Salla Detachment Rooninen breaks off its attack at Joutsijärvi. On the eastern Isthmus in the Taipale sector the Russian offensive is repulsed by the Finns.

Members of the public are forbidden to take photographs of the damage caused by enemy bombers or of equipment used for military or civil defence. Photo: SA-KUVA Photographs Forbidden

France, Home Front

Members of the French Army man an acoustic locator device. The device is one of many experimental designs, built to pick up the sound of distant aircraft engines and give their distance and location. The introduction and adoption of radar technology render these devices obsolete very quickly. (AP Photo)

Acoustic Locator Device

Germany, Home Front

Göring is given overall control of the German war industry and economy in order to beat the Allied blockade.