Greece Rejects Italy’s Ultimatum, Italy Invades via Albania October 28, 1940

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 → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1940…

World War II: Norwegian campaign: Norwegian squads in Hegra Fortress and Vinjesvingen capitulate to German forces after all other Norwegian forces in southern Norway had laid down their arms. Date: May 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day…

Warsaw is awarded the Virtuti Militari by the Polish government-in-exile. Date: November 9, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 9 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Vidkun Quisling Seizes Power in Norway, April 9, 1940Germany Invades France; Churchill’s “Blood, Toil, Tears,…

World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium. Date: May 28, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Italian Troops Conquer Sidi Barrani – September 16, 1940World War II:…

Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term. Date: November 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940B-25 Mitchell First Flight August…

The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic. Date: October 1, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Ip Massacre: Hungarian Army Kills 158 Romanian Civilians, September 14,…