1940年1月6日
  • At 0300 hours, Finnish troops cut the Soviet column on Raate Road in Finland at several locations. Soviet troops began to become demoralized and many fled into the nearby forest. Soviet tanks began to counterattack to but little effect. Soviet 44th Division's commanding officer Vinogradov ordered a general retreat. Also on this day, Finnish Air Force Lieutenant Jorma Sarvanto shot down 6 of 7 Soviet bombers he attacked in only 5 minutes. In neighboring Sweden and Norway, the governments there reasserted their neutrality, both rejecting British requests to operate in their waters. ww2dbase [The Winter War | CPC]
  • Adolf Hitler postponed the attack of France and the Low Countries until spring 1940. ww2dbase [Invasion of France and the Low Countries | CPC]
  • USS Helena arrived at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. ww2dbase [Helena (St. Louis-class) | CPC]
直布羅陀
  • The United States liner Manhattan was detained at Gibraltar by the British Contraband Control. A protest was made by the American government. ww2dbase [AC]
義大利
  • Luigi Torelli was launched at the Odero Terni Orlando shipyard in La Spezia, Italy. ww2dbase [Luigi Torelli | La Spezia | CPC]



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Following a torpedo hit to USS Honolulu’s bow on 13 Jul 1943 in the Battle of Kolombangara, the leading 36-feet of the bow structure collapsed to hang straight down. Photo taken at Tulagi. Photo 2 of 2.

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"With Germany arming at breakneck speed, England lost in a pacifist dream, France corrupt and torn by dissension, America remote and indifferent... do you not tremble for your children?"

Winston Churchill, 1935


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