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British armed merchant cruiser Rawalpindi sunk by the German warships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst.
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26567 |
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Two German raids hit the Shetlands but no bombs are dropped
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26568 |
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British steamer Mangalore is mined
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26569 |
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Luftwaffe aircraft make two attacks on Royal Navy ships in the North Sea. No hits are scored
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26570 |
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RAF aircraft fly over north western Germany, including Heligoland
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26571 |
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Luftwaffe aircraft seen over the Orkneys and Shetlands
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26572 |
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German liner Adolph Woermann is scuttled
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26573 |
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The Soviet government claims that an "incident" had taken place on the Karelian Isthmus and demands the withdrawal of Finnish troops
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26574 |
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Polish liner Pilsudski, under charter to the Royal Navy, sunk by U-boat
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26575 |
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The Finnish government deny that any incident has taken place, but suggest a mutual withdrawal of troops on the Karelain border (see 26 November)
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26576 |