29 Jan 1940 | World War II Database

29 Jan 1940

Finnish Army 9th Division attacked the Soviet 54th Division starting at 0500 hours near the road junction at Kuhmo, Finland. Meanwhile, Soviets began negotiating with Finland by sending a note stating "Soviet Union has no objection in principle to a possible agreement with the Ryti government" to Sweden. ww2dbase [The Winter War | TH]
German aircraft attacked unarmed British lightship East Dudgeon; 7 crew membered died as their lifeboat capsized later. ww2dbase [CPC]
German submarine U-51 torpedoed and sunk Norwegian ship Eika, carring salt from Spain, at 1530 hours. 14 men were killed, while at 2 (Harald Støle and Alfred Johansen) were rescued by U-51 who would be delivered to Wilhelmshaven on 8 Feb 1940. ww2dbase [CPC]
USS Helena arrived at Montevideo, Uruguay. ww2dbase [Helena (St. Louis-class) | CPC]

Poland

Germany renamed Reichsgau Posen, in occupied Poland, to Reichsgau Wartheland. ww2dbase [CPC]

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