Tartu Art Museum Established in Tartu, Estonia November 17, 1940

Two Avro Ansons collide in mid-air over New South Wales, Australia, remain locked together, then land safely. Date: September 29, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 29 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Aufbau Ost Directive Signed for Soviet Invasion, August…

World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company. Date: June 24, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Churchill Becomes UK Prime Minister; Germany Invades Western…

Winter War: Battle of Raate Road: The Finnish 9th Division finally defeat the numerically superior Soviet forces on the Raate-Suomussalmi road. Date: January 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Molotov Arrives in Berlin…

World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and 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 1940Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapses in Windstorm, November 7, 1940Germany Occupies Brussels in World War II,…

World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins, as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons. Date: May 13, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 13 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This…

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…