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In Argentina... Langsdorff, former commander of the now scuttled German pocket battleship Graf Spee, kills himself in his hotel room. Meanwhile, British experts examine the radar equipment on board the wreck of the Graf Spee.
In the United States... The American cruiser USS Tuscalossa arrives in New York with 579 survivors from the scuttled German liner Columbus. They disembark on Ellis Island.
In the Winter War... The main Soviet attacks against the Mannerheim Line, around Summa, continues with less force. The Soviet 122nd Division is cut off by Finnish attacks while advancing toward Salla from positions near the White Sea.
In Washington... The government forbids the export of technical data for producing aviation fuel to belligerent countries.
In the United States... The American cruiser USS Tuscalossa arrives in New York with 579 survivors from the scuttled German liner Columbus. They disembark on Ellis Island.
In the Winter War... The main Soviet attacks against the Mannerheim Line, around Summa, continues with less force. The Soviet 122nd Division is cut off by Finnish attacks while advancing toward Salla from positions near the White Sea.
In Washington... The government forbids the export of technical data for producing aviation fuel to belligerent countries.