Diary January 29, 1940

War Diary, 01-1940, Diary WW2, Year 1940 / 1 minute of reading

Russian pilot in front of his Tupolev SB-2 bomber.

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 – Note to Sweden: USSR willing to negotiate peace agreement with Finnish government.

Sea War

North Sea: German Heinkel He 111 aircraft attack British merchant ships (two sunk) and two lightships, between Shetlands and Kent. East Dudgeon lightship bombed, seven of eight-man crew die.

Home Fronts

France: Premier Daladier delivers a stirring broadcast speech: ‘Germany hopes to encompass our downfall by exploiting weakness at home …’

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.