Sunday, November 30, 2014

U.S.S.R. Invades Finland

THU 30 NOV 1939
USSR invades Finland, which will receive not only American aid but British and French as well; the Finnish struggle (albeit against an initially inept Soviet invasion force) arouses the admiration of many (see 14 December).

Destroyer Reuben James (DD-245) is damaged by grounding, Lobos Cay, Cuba.

U.S. freighter Extavia, with cargo destined for Istanbul, Turkey, and the Piraeus, Greece, is detained at Gibraltar by British authorities.

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