6 Dec 1939
- Finns held off heavy Soviet attacks on the Mannerheim Line, inflicting heavy casualties. ww2dbase [The Winter War | TH]
- First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill honored the officers and crew of Rawalpindi, "[w]hose glorious fight against overwhelming odds deserves the respect and honour of the House [of Commons] and of the nation". ww2dbase [Rawalpindi | AC]
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