Diary January 12, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Friday, January 12, 1940: Finland Winter War: Battle of the Taipale. Major Russian effort to break through left flank of Mannerheim Line, by crossing ice-bound river […]
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Diary January 11, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Thursday, January 11, 1940: Finland Winter War: Russian 168th Division encircled north of Lake Ladoga. Finns beat off reinforcements, while Russians supply the ‘pocket’ by air.
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Diary January 10, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Wednesday, January 10, 1940: Western Front German Me 108 carrying Major Reinberger – a paratroop commander with secret documents on the planned Gelb Offensive in the
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Diary January 9, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Tuesday, January 9, 1940: Sea War German patrol craft depth-charge RN submarine Undine and S class subs Seahorse and Starfish in Heligoland Bight (on January 6,
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Diary January 8, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Monday, January 8, 1940: Sea War Converted Wellington bomber, fitted with metal hoop energized to explode magnetic mines, makes first successful low-level sortie over North Sea
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Diary January 7, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Sunday, January 7, 1940: Finland Winter War: 400,000 Finnish civilians have now been evacuated from battle areas and large towns. Marshal Voroshilov to command the Russian
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Diary January 6, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Saturday, January 6, 1940: Air War Two Finnish Fokker fighter planes destroy a formation of seven Ilyushin bombers over Utti, northeast of Helsinki.
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Diary January 5, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Friday, January 5, 1940: Finland Winter War: Russian 18th Division encircled north of Lake Ladoga. 18,000 Russians are killed or captured by February 19. First contingent
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Diary January 4, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Thursday, January 4, 1940: Occupied countries Poland: Franco-Polish military agreement: Polish Army in Exile at France to be equipped and maintained at French expense. Finland Winter
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Diary January 3, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Wednesday, January 3, 1940: Western Front In Vosges area, French patrols ambush two German detachments and take several prisoners. Sea War British warships detain American SS
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Diary January 2, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Tuesday, January 2, 1940: Finland Winter War: Snowstorms halt fighting in Karelian Isthmus. Battle of Salla begins: Finns make unsuccessful attempts to encircle Russian 122nd Division
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Diary January 1, 1940
War Diary WW2 for Monday, January 1, 1940: Finland Winter War: Finns repulse Russian probing attack in Taipale sector of Mannerheim Line. Home Fronts Britain: Royal Proclamation: 2 Million men
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Diary January 31, 1940
Diary for Wednesday, January 31, 1940 Secret War Italy: Secret British military mission to Italy orders 300 Caproni Re 2000 fighters. Germany vetoes deal in April. British attempts to obtain
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Diary January 30, 1940
Diary for Tuesday, January 30, 1940 Sea War Heinkel He 111 bombers again attack shipping off British coast. German U-boat U-55 attacks convoy off Land’s End, sinking 2 ships; but
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Diary January 29, 1940
Monday, January 29, 1940 Finland Winter War: Battle of Kuhmo begins. Finns encircle Russian 54th Division at Kuhmo, in the ‘Waist’. Heavy Russian air raids on Finnish ports. Politics Russia
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