Coventry Bombed by Luftwaffe, Cathedral Destroyed – November 14, 1940
Date: November 14, 1940
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Date: November 14, 1940
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Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle. Date: June 18, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 18 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Ip Massacre: Hungarian Army Kills 158 Romanian Civilians, September 14, 1940Soviet Occupation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania,…
The Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party elects Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal as General Secretary, marking the beginning of his 44-year-long tenure as de facto leader of Mongolia. Date: April 8, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 8 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today)…
World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red"). Date: June 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 5 π 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 β π Other events on May 5 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day…
Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed. Date: January 29, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 29 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events…
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches an air operation, codenamed Adlertag, during the Battle of Britain in an attempt to destroy the British Royal Air Force. Date: August 13, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 13 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More…