Date: September 6, 1940
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World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by NoΒ 11 Independent Company. Date: June 24, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 24 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940German 2nd Panzer Captures Boulogne-sur-Mer, Battle Ends May…
General Henri Guisan orders the Swiss Army to resist German invasion and makes surrender illegal. Date: July 25, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 25 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Deadly Turenki Train Accident Kills 39, Injures 69 – March…
World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium. Date: May 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 17 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Altmark Incident: British Sailors Free 299 Prisoners, February 16, 1940Henry Larsen Begins First Successful Northwest Passage West-to-East Navigation,…
Six high-ranking members of the Soviet politburo, including Joseph Stalin, sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, in what will become known as the Katyn massacre. Date: March 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1940…
World War II: The Eighth Route Army launches the Hundred Regiments Offensive, a successful campaign to disrupt Japanese war infrastructure and logistics in occupied northern China. Date: August 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 20 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events…
World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends. Date: June 10, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 10 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Allied Forces Recapture Narvik, First Infantry Victory in WWII, May 28, 1940Soviet Union…