World War II: German Fighters Accidentally Bomb Freiburg, May 10, 1940

World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends: the British Armed Forces completes evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers, only to the House of Commons, his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech. Date: June 4, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅…

Estonia is annexed by the Soviet Union. Date: August 6, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 6 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Italy Begins Unsuccessful Invasion of France, June 21, 1940Belgium Surrenders to Nazi Germany, Ending Battle of Belgium, May…

World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather and smuggle out information for the resistance movement. Date: September 19, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Battle…

President Lluís Companys of Catalonia is executed by the Francoist government. Date: October 15, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Warsaw Ghetto Established in Poland October 16, 1940B-25 Mitchell First Flight August 19, 1940Italian…

Greco-Italian War: The Italian invasion of Greece fails as outnumbered Greek units repulse the Italians in the Battle of Elaia–Kalamas. Date: November 8, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 8 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World War II Battle of…