02-1940

Diary for Sunday, February 25, 1940: Air War First squadron of Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) reaches Britain.

Diary for Saturday, February 24, 1940: Western Front MANSTEIN PLAN ADOPTED by German Army High Command. Hitler accepts proposal by General von Manstein – backed by Generals von Rundstedt and

Diary for Friday, February 23, 1940: Home Fronts Britain: 700 officers and men of cruisers Ajax and Exeter march through cheering crowds to London’s Guildhall to celebrate River Plate Battle

Diary for Thursday, February 22, 1940: Neutrals Tibet: six-year-old Dalai Lama, Jampel Ngawang Lobsang Yishey Tenzing Gyatso (‘Tender Glory, Mighty in Speech, Excellent Intellect, Absolute Wisdom, Holding to the Doctrine,

Diary for Wednesday, February 21, 1940: Secret War Britain: First successful test of cavity magneto at Birmingham University gives Britain unbeatable lead in development of short-wave radar. Finland Winter War:

Diary for Tuesday, February 20, 1940: Finland Winter War: Finns repulse heavy attacks across frozen river Taipale.

Diary for Monday, February 19, 1940: Politics Sweden: King Gustav re-affirms his determination to remain neutral in Russo-Finnish conflict: ‘from the first hour I informed Finland that she unfortunately could

Diary for Sunday, February 18, 1940: China Sino-Japanese war – Battle of Nanning: Japanese forced to withdraw from city after heavy fighting. Sea War Atlantic – Operation Nordmark: Battlecruisers Gneisenau

Diary for Saturday, February 17, 1940: Politics US President Roosevelt sends Sumner Welles, Under-Secretary of State, on ‘fact-finding’ tour of Europe and appoints Myron C. Taylor as his ‘personal representative’

Diary for Friday, February 16, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: RESCUE FROM THE ALTMARK. Boarding party from destroyer HMS Cossack rescue 299 British merchant navy personnel from German supply ship Altmark

Diary for Thursday, February 15, 1940: Finland Winter War: Finnish forces withdraw to second line of defenses in Mannerheim Line (operation completed February 17).

Diary for Wednesday, February 14, 1940: Politics Finnish Note (circularize to many foreign governments) accuses Russia of adopting ‘illegal’ methods of warfare, inc. indiscriminate bombing of unprotected towns, hospitals and

Diary for Tuesday, February 13, 1940: Sea War Atlantic: British cruiser HMS Dorsetshire intercepts German blockade-runner Wakama (scuttled) near Rio de Janeiro. Brazil makes vigorous protest.

Diary for Monday, February 12, 1940: North Africa Australian Imperial Force and detachment of NZ troops arrive at Suez. Sea War Atlantic: U-boat U-33 sunk in the Clyde by minesweeper

Diary for Sunday, February 11, 1940: Finland Winter War: Russians break through Mannerheim Line in Summa sector. 123rd Division overwhelms defending Finnish battalion. Finns launch desperate counter-attacks. Politics Russian-German Trade