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In Britain... The British battleship, HMS Nelson -- the flagship of the Home Fleet -- is damaged by a magnetic mine off Loch Ewe. This is the last major success for this weapon. The Germans have been employing this and other types of mines to good effect. By the end of the year, the Allied shipping lost to mines will amount to 79 ships of 262,700 tons.
In Moscow... The Soviet government rejects a Swedish offer to mediate in the war with Finland.
On the Western Front... British King George VI arrives to inspect the British Expeditionary Force and RAF units deployed in France.
In the Winter War... Finns fortify Aaland Island in the Gulf of Bothnia. Only about 50,000 people remain in the Finnish capital of Helsinki which is being evacuated because of Soviet bombing.
In Moscow... The Soviet government rejects a Swedish offer to mediate in the war with Finland.
On the Western Front... British King George VI arrives to inspect the British Expeditionary Force and RAF units deployed in France.
In the Winter War... Finns fortify Aaland Island in the Gulf of Bothnia. Only about 50,000 people remain in the Finnish capital of Helsinki which is being evacuated because of Soviet bombing.