In Berlin...
Admiral Raeder mentions to Hitler for the first time the possibility of invading Norway to secure naval and especially submarine bases (see December 8, 1939 and January 27, 1940). Churchill is, at this time, arguing in the British Cabinet that Norwegian coastal waters should be mined to interfere with German iron-ore traffic.
Raeder
On the Western Front...
German patrols are reportedly active and artillery exchanges take place.
In Paris...
The French Prime Minister, Edouard Daladier, formally rejects the German peace proposals, made by Adolf Hitler on October 9th, in a national radio broadcast. He states that France will continue to fight for a definite guarantee of security in Europe.
In Finland...
The Finns call up their reserves and begin the evacuation of some frontier districts, including Helsinki and Viborg.
In Moscow...
A Soviet-Lithuanian Pact is signed, giving the USSR the use of bases in Lithuania. Vilna is restored to Lithuania from which it was annexed by Poland in 1922. This pact is the last in a series designed to ensure Soviet control of the Baltic.
In Riga...
The Estonian government resigns. Uluots is appointed the new Prime Minister and Piip becomes the new Foreign Minister.
Uluots
In Britain...
Recruitment into the Women's Land Army is suspended after 25,000 have enrolled.
Admiral Raeder mentions to Hitler for the first time the possibility of invading Norway to secure naval and especially submarine bases (see December 8, 1939 and January 27, 1940). Churchill is, at this time, arguing in the British Cabinet that Norwegian coastal waters should be mined to interfere with German iron-ore traffic.
Raeder
On the Western Front...
German patrols are reportedly active and artillery exchanges take place.
In Paris...
The French Prime Minister, Edouard Daladier, formally rejects the German peace proposals, made by Adolf Hitler on October 9th, in a national radio broadcast. He states that France will continue to fight for a definite guarantee of security in Europe.
In Finland...
The Finns call up their reserves and begin the evacuation of some frontier districts, including Helsinki and Viborg.
In Moscow...
A Soviet-Lithuanian Pact is signed, giving the USSR the use of bases in Lithuania. Vilna is restored to Lithuania from which it was annexed by Poland in 1922. This pact is the last in a series designed to ensure Soviet control of the Baltic.
In Riga...
The Estonian government resigns. Uluots is appointed the new Prime Minister and Piip becomes the new Foreign Minister.
Uluots
In Britain...
Recruitment into the Women's Land Army is suspended after 25,000 have enrolled.
