Air Operations, Europe
The Russians attack 141 targets (towns, rail junctions, harbors) over the weekend Feb 3-4, dropping approximately 6800 bombs. Finnish casualties are 193 including 14 killed.
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]Battle of the Atlantic
- U-21 sinks the Yugoslav steamer Vid (3547t) in the North Sea with the loss of the entire crew.
- U-37 sinks the British steamer Leo Dawson (4330t) and the Norwegian steamer Hop (1365t) in the North Sea. There are no survivors from the Hop.
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Members of the Balkan Entente (Rumania, Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey) declare their neutrality.
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Finland - Winter War
Day 67
On the Ladoga Karelia, the Finns wipe out the western 'motti' at Lemetti in the early hours of the morning. A considerable amount of Soviet materiel is captured including 32 assault tanks, 40 trucks, 6 field kitchens and the instruments of a military band. Only about 100 Russians manage to escape the 'motti' before it was destroyed. In northern Finland the Russian ski brigade launches a counterattack in Kuhmo. Only in Summa village do the Soviets attempt an advance, using their numerical superority to try to exhaust the Finnish troops, who are forced to fight and sleep in the open in temperature approaching 30 degrees below zero. The Finnish Army is out of reserves or available troops to transfer to areas where the Soviets are threatening to break through.
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