The Russians continued their violent attacks on Karelian Isthmus,
using armoured sledges, pushed forward by tanks. Their advance
was repulsed after heavy fighting.
Helsinki announced that at least five enemy aeroplanes were
shot down in the Karelian Isthmus area Twenty places were
bombed in southern Finland, including Helsinki, and Sortavala.
The British tanker British Councillor was sunk by enemy action
in the North sea.
It was reported that on 31 January 1940 that the Danish steamer
Vidar had been sunk by bombing and the Swedish steamer Fram
by mine or torpedo.
It was announced by the British Admiralty that the whole of
the crews of the submarines HMS Starfish and HMS Undine, sunk
in January in Heligoland Bight were prisoners of war in Germany.
No survivors of HMS Seahorse. So far reported.
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February
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The Second Great War.
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2194 Days Of War.
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