February 13th, 1940 (TUESDAY)
UNITED KINGDOM:Destroyer HMS Pytchley launched.
FINLAND: Finnish Foreign Minister Väinö Tanner is again at Stockholm. He is told by the Swedish Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson and Foreign Minister Christian Günther that Sweden would not send troops to help Finland. Also any British and French requests to allow their troops to cross Swedish territory on their way to Finland would be refused.
The Soviet tanks expand the Soviet breach of Mannerheim line
at the Lähde sector.
GIBRALTAR: U.S. freighter SS
Exford, detained at Gibraltar by British authorities since 5 February, is
released.
JAPAN: The government
cancels their arbitration treaty with the Netherlands.
ATLANTIC OCEAN: MS Chastine Maersk sunk by U-25 at 61.30N, 02.00E .
SS Norna torpedoed and sunk by U-53. The ship went missing after leaving Gibraltar.