Battle of Britain Ends, Germany Abandons Operation Sea Lion, October 31, 1940

World War II: Battle of Cape Spada: The Royal Navy and the Regia Marina clash; the Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni sinks, with 121 casualties. Date: July 19, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 19 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway. Date: April 9, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Vichy Government Established in France, July 10, 1940Japan Declares Nanking Puppet Government Under Wang Jingwei, March 30, 1940British and…

World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium. Date: May 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940B-25 Mitchell First Flight August 19, 1940Hercules Powder Plant Disaster Kills 51, Injures 200+ – September 12, 1940728…

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: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends. Date: June 10, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Lascaux Cave Paintings Discovered in France, September 12, 1940RMS Lancastria Sunk by Luftwaffe…

Romania returns Southern Dobruja to Bulgaria under the Treaty of Craiova. Date: September 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940RAF Bombs Hamburg After Coventry Raid, November 16, 1940John Steinbeck Wins Pulitzer Prize for…