29 Aug 1941
  • Soviet troops evacuated the Karelian Isthmus as Finnish forces retook Viipuri in northern Russia. ww2dbase [Operation Silver Fox | TH]
United States
  • Jack Heyn enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. ww2dbase [Jack Heyn | Omaha, Nebraska | CPC]
Photo(s) dated 29 Aug 1941
North Carolina firing her after 16-inch guns during her shakedown cruise, 28-29 Aug 1941German Colonel General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst and Finnish Major General Hjalmar Siilasvuo at their meeting in Kuusamo, Finland, 29 Aug 1941. Photo 1 of 4.German Colonel General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst and Finnish Major General Hjalmar Siilasvuo at their meeting in Kuusamo, Finland, 29 Aug 1941. Photo 2 of 4.German Colonel General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst and Finnish Major General Hjalmar Siilasvuo at their meeting in Kuusamo, Finland, 29 Aug 1941. Photo 3 of 4.
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