Battle of the Atlantic
- The French steamer PLM 25 (5391t) from convoy FS-106 sinks on a mine 5 miles from the Cromer Light Vessel. This is a result of the German destroyer mine-laying operation of February 9th. 4 of the crew are lost and the survivors are picked up by the British escort ship Wallace.
- The British trawler Ben Attow (156t) sinks about 7 miles southeast of May Island. It is believed to be the result of a torpedo from an He-111 of KG-26 who were making anti-shipping sorties armed with torpedoes.
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]Diplomatic Relations
As the first volunteers leave Britain for Finland, Sweden and Norway again refuse to allow foreign troops to traverse their land to aid the Finns.
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Finland - Winter War
Day 90
Orders to evacuate the second defensive line are given by Gen Mannerheim. The Finnish troops have held the intermediate defensive line on the Isthmus for 12 days. Lt-Gen Erik Henrichs, commander of the Army of the Isthmus, orders withdrawal from these positions to begin at 7:00p.m. The Finns begin delaying actions to cover the withdrawal. The Finns are able to withdraw successfully. Following the realignment of the front on the western part of the Isthmus, the Finnish 2nd Div is ordered to pull back to the eastern side of the Vuoksi and defend the Sintolanniemi-Vuosalmi line. The 2nd Div is placed under III Army Corps and begins a delaying action in the Vuosalmi sector. In the far north in the face of an assault by a much larger Soviet force the Finns are force to withdraw to the west bank of the Nautsijoki River.
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