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In Britain... In a victory parade celebrating the destruction of the German pocket battleship Graf Spee in the battle of the River Plate, 700 officers and men of the cruisers HMS Ajax and HMS Exeter march through cheering crowds to Guildhall in London.
Over Occupied Czechoslovakia... During the night (February 23-24), RAF bombers conduct a leaflet reconnaissance raid on Prague.
From Helsinki... Finland repeats its request to Sweden and Norway to grant transit rights for foreign troops.
In the Faeroe Islands... The destroyer HMS Gurkha sinks a U-boat.
Over Occupied Czechoslovakia... During the night (February 23-24), RAF bombers conduct a leaflet reconnaissance raid on Prague.
From Helsinki... Finland repeats its request to Sweden and Norway to grant transit rights for foreign troops.
In the Faeroe Islands... The destroyer HMS Gurkha sinks a U-boat.