14 Dec 1939 | World War II Database

14 Dec 1939

Finnish fortress at Uto was attacked by two Soviet destroyers; one of the Soviet destroyers was lost. Meanwhile, League of Nations ejected Soviet Union because of aggression against Finland. ww2dbase [The Winter War | TH]
12 British Wellington bombers of No. 99 Squadron attacked a German convoy north of Wilhelmshaven, Germany during daylight. Within 30 minutes of the attack, six of them were lost to flak and German fighters, including two that collided in mid-air during the fight. ww2dbase [CPC]
HMS Cumberland joined other ships in Plate estuary off Uruguay awaiting departure of Admiral Graf Spee. ww2dbase [Battle of the River Plate | Admiral Graf Spee | Cumberland | DS]

Atlantic Ocean

HMS Ursula sank German escort ship F9 with a torpedo in the North Sea. ww2dbase [Start of the Battle of the Atlantic | F9 | North Sea | CPC]
Seeadler began patrolling the Skagerrak strait between Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ww2dbase [Seeadler | Skagerrak | CPC]

Germany

Vidkun Quisling met with Adolf Hitler in Berlin, Germany. ww2dbase [Vidkun Quisling | Berlin | CPC]

Mexico

German freighter Arauca and passenger liner Columbus departed from Veracruz, Mexico, and were immediately followed by American destroyers. ww2dbase [Veracruz | CPC]

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