6 December 1939

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Finland

The Finns retreat to their main defensive line on the Karelian Isthmus

War in the Air

German aircraft seen off the East Coast and over the Orkneys

War at Sea

HM Trawler Washington sunk

Greek steamer Paralos sunk in Thames estuary and Danish steamer Ove Toft sunk

German ship Ussukuma is captured


How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 December 2007), 6 December 1939 , http://www.historyofwar.org/secondworldwar/date/1939_12_06.html

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