Winter War Ends with Moscow Peace Treaty, March 13, 1940
Date: March 13, 1940
Date: March 13, 1940
World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers. Date: November 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on November 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Altmark Incident: British Sailors Free 299 Prisoners, February 16,…
World War II: France is forced to sign the Second Compiรจgne armistice with Germany, in the same railroad car in which the Germans signed the Armistice in 1918. Date: June 22, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 22 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today)…
Benjamin O. Davis Sr. is named the first African American general in the United States Army. Date: October 25, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on October 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Atlantis Captures Secret British Mail for Japan, November 11,…
Denmark leaves the League of Nations. Date: July 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 20 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Vichy Government Established in France, July 10, 1940Hitler and Mussolini Form WWII Alliance at Brenner Pass, March 18, 1940Franz…
General Henri Guisan orders the Swiss Army to resist German invasion and makes surrender illegal. Date: July 25, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940First Prisoners Arrive at Auschwitz Concentration Camp, May 20, 1940German…
World War II: The French armistice with Nazi Germany comes into effect. Date: June 25, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 25 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Operation Dynamo Begins: Dunkirk Evacuation and Battle Start, May 26, 1940British Army Intelligence…