The King visited troops on the frontier and inspected a sector
of the Maginot line.
The British announced that British troops had taken all their
positions in the Maginot line and has been in action against
the enemy.
Finns repulsed new attacks on the Karelian Isthmus. Russian
bombers raided Hangoe. Fierce fighting along the line Kuolajärvi-Suomussalmi-Kuhmo,
where Russians claimed an advance.
The British ship, Brandon was sunk off the west coast.
The British team Corea was sunk off the east coast.
The British tanker San Alberto was torpedoed and sunk.
The German steamer Henning Oldendorff was brought into court
as a naval prize.
The league of Nations Council held private meetings to discuss
Finland's appeal against Russian aggression.
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