British Army 11th Hussars Capture Fort Capuzzo in Libya, June 17, 1940
Date: June 17, 1940
Date: June 17, 1940
The Rhythm Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people. Date: April 23, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 23 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World War II Hardest Day Air Battle, Battle of Britain, August…
World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather and smuggle out information for the resistance movement. Date: September 19, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 19 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Iron…
World War II: Military resistance to the German occupation of Norway ends. Date: June 10, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 10 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Royal Marines Land in Namsos, Norway – April 14, 1940Royal Navy Attacks French…
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 1940Pennsylvania Turnpike…
Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14. Date: February 27, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on February 27 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940France Signs Second CompiΓ¨gne Armistice with Germany, June 22, 1940Winter War Ends with Moscow Peace Treaty, March 13,…
The Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union officially ends after the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty. Date: March 13, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 13 π Events on this day in 1940 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World War II: First British RAF…