Finland: The Soviet ultimatum putting peace proposals to Finland expires.
Western Front: The phoney war continuers with a few exchanges of artillery and a little patrol action. There is German air force action over the North Sea and the Orkneys.
The US Secretary of States, Sumner Welles, arrives in Berlin from Rome before going on to London and Paris. His government has instructed him to offer American mediation in the search for a basis of agreement between the belligerents. But, the enterprise is doomed to failure, first because it is too late, and secondly because by now none of the combatants believe that peace is possible.
Bibliography
World War II Magazine's WWII Day-By-Day Desk Diary
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