Eighty years on. 27th February 1940

Historical

The Red Army continued its offensive towards Viipuri in a pincer movement including an assault across frozen Viipuri Bay.

The Finnish government begged its Scandinavian neighbours for help, but Norway and Sweden reaffirmed their neutrality in fear of Soviet reprisals.  300 Finnish children were evacuated to Stockholm, Sweden.

Although Norway and Sweden refused to allow British and French troops to cross through their territory to aid Finland, the first British volunteers left for Finland.

Game day 180. Germany

A fighter sortie with one squadron towards Paris was engaged by fighters of the RAF.  The German squadron was lost.

The U-Boat pack off Scotland moved south-west towards the coast of Ireland. 

In the South Atlantic the two surface raiders continued north-west along the Brazilian coast.

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General Whiskers

Wargaming butterfly (mainly solo), unpainted model figure amasser, and Historical Re-enactor of the black powder era.

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