Russian attacks northeast of Lake Ladoga died down after lasting
six days. One estimate gave Russian casualties during this
period as between 13,000 and 15,000. No change was reported
from the Salla front.
It was reported that Marshal Voroshilov, war minister and
Commander-In-Chief of the Russian forces, was on his way to
the Finnish front.
The Latvian steamer Everine was sunk without warning by U-boat
off the Northumbrian coast.
It was reported that the Swedish steamer Sonja had been sunk
in the Atlantic, probably by a U-boat on 22 January 1940
Four survivors of the mined Norwegian steamer Manx were landed
at Bergen.
The German ambassador in Rome protested against recent Vatican
broadcasts on German persecution in Poland.
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January
Articles:
The Second Great War.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
The War Illustrated.
Edited by Sir John Hamilton
2194 Days Of War.
ISBN-10: 086136614X
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