Baltic Sea

The Swedish steamer Start (1765t) is seized by German warships and taken to Bremerhaven.

Battle of the Atlantic

U-23 sinks the British steamer Tiberton (5225t) in the Moray Firth with the loss of her entire crew.

Diplomatic Relations

King Gustav of Sweden reiterates his determination to remain neutral in the Russo-Finnish conflict.

Finland - Winter War

Day 82

Maj-Gen Erik Heinrichs is promoted to Lt-Gen by Mannerheim and assigns to him the Army of the Isthmus. A new I Army Corps is established on the Isthmus with Maj-Gen Taavetti Laatikaimen in command. Maj-Gen Paavo Talvela is appointed to command the III Army Corps. On the Karelian Isthmus at Taipale, the Finns repulse another Soviet assault at the Terenttilä strongholds. A new Soviet division attacks across Lake Suvanto. They are repelled by concentrated artillery fire. The Soviets suffer heavily. Further south the troops on the mainland pull back to Koivisto.

Soviet bombers hit Uuras and Antrea.

Karelian Isthmus: in Taipale, Finnish troops repulse the strongest enemy assault so far: this particular assault was concentrated on the Terenttilä strongholds. The bodies of 300 Russian soldiers are left lying in the trenches. Photo: SA-KUVA Finns Repulse Heavy Assault

Germany, Planning

Hitler orders his commanders to step up their development of Operation Weserübung, the code-name for the invasion of Norway and Denmark.