It was reported that the battle in Kuhmo sector of central
Finland, in which Finns were attempting to encircle a Russian
division were reaching a critical stage. Russian forces said
to be entrenching themselves on a front north of Lake Ladoga.
Russian troops launched a violent attack at Summa, in the
centre of the Mannheim line in Karelian Isthmus. Russian planes
bombed Rovaniemi and Kemi, on lapland front.
It was announced that both British and American aircraft had
reached Finland and been in use for the past fortnight.
Balkan Entente conference opened in Belgrade, foreign ministers
of Turkey, Romania, Yugoslavia and Greece meeting to discuss
questions of Balkan policy.
It was reported that Greek cargo ship Eleni Statathos had
been sunk by a U-boat on
28
January 1940, and the British steamer Bancrest by an Luftwaffe
aircraft attack on
29-
30
January 1940.
Lord Mayors Red Cross and St John's fund reached over £1,000,000.
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The Second Great War.
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The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
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