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In China... The revived Nationalist Chinese air force suffers a crushing defeat over Liuchow (Lanchow). Forty fighters challenge 13 Japanese Type-96 aircraft. In the ensuing air battle 14 of the Chinese planes are shot down without a Japanese loss.
In Hanoi... A breakaway group of Chinese Nationalists led by the former foreign minister of the Kuomintang, Wang Chingwei, signs an agreement with Japanese representatives to set up a rival Nationalist government under Japanese protection. Wang Chingwei is Tokyo-educated and was the main rival to Chiang Kai-shek for the leadership of the Kuomintang. Since the loss of Wuhan, he has become convinced that the war against Japan cannot be won.
In the Winter War... Finnish offensives against the Soviet 8th and 9th Armies continue. General Stern, formerly in command of the Soviet Far Eastern Army, is assigned to direct operations north of Lake Ladoga. Some 60 bombs are dropped by Soviet aircraft on Hango.
On the Western Front... Allied and German patrols are active between Moselle and Saar, despite intense cold.
In Hanoi... A breakaway group of Chinese Nationalists led by the former foreign minister of the Kuomintang, Wang Chingwei, signs an agreement with Japanese representatives to set up a rival Nationalist government under Japanese protection. Wang Chingwei is Tokyo-educated and was the main rival to Chiang Kai-shek for the leadership of the Kuomintang. Since the loss of Wuhan, he has become convinced that the war against Japan cannot be won.
In the Winter War... Finnish offensives against the Soviet 8th and 9th Armies continue. General Stern, formerly in command of the Soviet Far Eastern Army, is assigned to direct operations north of Lake Ladoga. Some 60 bombs are dropped by Soviet aircraft on Hango.
On the Western Front... Allied and German patrols are active between Moselle and Saar, despite intense cold.