[Homer_J_Simpson]

On 29.XI.39 the following entry was made in the war diary of Admiral Doenitz: “Following the report that U.47 had torpedoed a cruiser, Propaganda claimed a sinking. From the service-man’s point of view such inaccuracies and exaggerations are undesirable.

Winston S. Churchill, The Gathering Storm

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Crisis Sharpened – 2-4
The International Situation – 3
Washington Is Alert to Finland’s Peril; Observers Doubt Soviet Wants to Fight – 4
Text of the New Note From Russia to Finland – 5
Finland Prepares Reply to Moscow – 6-7
Lack of Iron Delays Work On St. Peter’s in Rome – 7
Ark Royal Believed Seen At Port in West Africa – 8
Cruiser is Claimed As U-Boat Victim – 8-9
Intense Sea Hunt on For Nazi Raider – 9-10
Incidents in European Conflict – 11
Merchant Ships Sunk in War - 11