Helsinki claimed that Finnish fighters and anti-aircraft batteries
had brought down 21 of the 200 Russian bombers which raided
Finland on Monday. New Finnish offensive launched north of
Kuhmo, central Finland, Russian 54th division being attacked
with a marked success.
Further Luftwaffe air raids made on shipping of east coast
of Britain. A
Heinkel
He 111 bomber approaching Northumbrian coast, was shot
down by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighters. Another
approaching the Firth of Forth was disabled. Several ships
attacked in great Yarmouth roadstead, and three in Firth of
Tay. The British Royal Air Force (RAF) aeroplanes were active
all along the east coast, but were handicapped by poor visibility.
Paris reported marked activity of contact units, west of the
Saar. In the same region artillery was in action. Most of
the day.
Unknown British steamer lost with all hands of Scottish coast.
The British steamers Giralda and Highwave were sunk by Luftwaffe
bombers.
The British steamer Eston presumed lost in the North sea
The British War office issued the first list of Army casualties
comprising of 758 names.
Adolf
Hitler
In a speech at the Berlin Sportpalast, celebrating the seventh
anniversaryof his chancellorship, Hitler declares that the
first part of the war has been completed with the destruction
of Poland. The second part might perhaps start with a war
of bombs.
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