Date: May 25, 1940
World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium. Date: May 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 17 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World War II Altmark Incident: 299 British Prisoners Freed, February 16, 1940John Steinbeck Wins Pulitzer Prize for The…
World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recapture Narvik in Norway. This is the first Allied infantry victory of the War. Date: May 28, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 28 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940German Occupation…
World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani. Date: September 16, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 16 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940General Henri Guisan Orders Swiss Army Resistance, July 25, 1940George Meteskyβs First Bomb at Manhattan Office Building,…
Ip massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by local Hungarians, kill 158 Romanian civilians in Ip, SΔlaj, a village in Northern Transylvania, an act of ethnic cleansing. Date: September 14, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events…
World War II: The Battle of Gabon ends as Free French Forces take Libreville, Gabon, and all of French Equatorial Africa from Vichy French forces. Date: November 12, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 12 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Greco-Italian War: The Italian invasion of Greece fails as outnumbered Greek units repulse the Italians in the Battle of ElaiaβKalamas. Date: November 8, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 8 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Sino-Japanese Treaty Signed in World…