The Western front, generally was quiet. There was patrol and
reconnaissance activity between the Moselle and the Saar.
German reconnaissance aircraft appeared twice over the Firth
of Forth area. The British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighters
took off to meet them, but the only planes had disappeared
before contact could be made.
King George and the President of Turkey, exchanged telegrams
expressing mutual satisfaction over the signing of the treaty
between Britain, France and Turkey.
Mr R G Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia, announced the
reintroduction in January 1940, of compulsory military training
home service.
It was announced that Adolf
Hitler had signed a decree by which 3,000,000 Jews now
living in Poland, will get their own territory in eastern
Poland, with a Jewish capital at Lublin.
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2194 Days Of War.
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