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

World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer. Date: November 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Battle of the Netherlands: Dutch Surrender…

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 → 📅 Other events on April 8 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)…

The Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz. Date: May 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940USS Sailfish Recommissioned as USS Squalus May 15, 1940Operation Collar: First British…

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 1940Battle of the Netherlands: Dutch Surrender to Germany,…

George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer. Date: September 9, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Soviet Mass Deportations of Polish Citizens to Siberia, February 10, 1940Richard and Maurice McDonald Open…

World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. On the same day, Germany invades France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom occupies Iceland. Date: May 10, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on…