Diary December 4, 1939

War Diary, 12-1939, Diary WW2, Year 1939 / 1 minute of reading

HMS Nelson leads other battleships of the Royal Sovereign and Queen Elizabeth classes.

War Diary WW2 for Monday, December 4, 1939:

Sea War

Battleship HMS Nelson, flagship of British Home Fleet, damaged by magnetic mine near Loch Ewe.
Royal Navy S class sub Salmon sinks U-boat U-36 off Norway.

Western Front

King George arrives to inspect BEF and RAF units. He later meets President Lebrun, Premier Daladier and General Gamelin and sees Maginot Line (visit ends, December 10).

Winter War

Finland: Finns fortify Aaland Islands in Gulf of Bothnia.

Politics

USSR rejects Swedish offer of mediation in Russo-Finnish conflict.

About The Author

Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.