military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) (02/09/90)
From: military@att.att.com (Bill Thacker) Saturday, 3 February, 1940 [mod.note: I've received a number of letters requesting issues for Feb 3-6. Apparently, these fell victim to gateway problems; I'm therefore reposting them. - Bill ] In their most destructive air raid to date, Soviet bombers attack numerous Finnish towns and cities, killing 50 and wounding 100. 20 Heinkel bombers raid the British coast, sinking two ships and losing three of their own number. The Balkan Entente agrees to offer membership to Hungary and Bulgaria. They also praise Italy's "non-belligerent" policy. The US protests repeated Japanese air raids on the Haiphong-Kumming railroad, the sole route for US-China imports and exports. France, which owns and operates the line, also protests. References: J. Keegan, ed., _The Times Atlas of the Second World War_ C.Argyle, _Chronology of World War II_ J. Piekalkiewicz, _Tank War 1939-1940_ R.Dupuy and T.Dupuy, _The Encyclopedia of Military History_ C.Salmaggi and A.Pallavisini, _2194 Days of War_ C.Messenger, _Atlas of World War Two_ The New York Times, daily editions Time magazine Newsweek -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Bill Thacker military@cbnews.att.com Send submissions for "50 Years Ago" to military-request@att.att.com "It is good for France to be serene; it is only right and fitting for her to have absolute confidence in her fate." - Edouard Daladier