3 Dec 1939
- Finnish units withdrew to the Mannerheim Line. ww2dbase [The Winter War | TH]
- After following the target for about 45 minutes, U-56 sank neutral ship Rudolf (Master Bertil Persson) with one G7e torpedo in the North Sea about 60 kilometers east of May Island at 0013 hours. Six survivors were picked up by British trawler Cardew later in the day; they were landed at Dundee. Eight other survivors remained in lifeboats. 9 were killed. ww2dbase [Start of the Battle of the Atlantic | U-56 | North Sea | CPC]
- Reginaldo Giuliani was launched at the Cantieri navali Tosi di Taranto shipyard in Taranto, Puglia, Italy. ww2dbase [Reginaldo Giuliani | Taranto, Puglia | CPC]
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