First Prisoners Arrive at Auschwitz Concentration Camp, May 20, 1940

Risto Ryti, the Prime Minister of Finland, is elected President of the Republic of Finland in a presidential election, which is exceptionally held by the 1937 electoral college. Date: December 19, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 19 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Denmark leaves the League of Nations. Date: July 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 20 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Soviet Ultimatum to Romania Over Bessarabia and Bukovina, June 26, 1940Winter War Ends with Moscow Peace Treaty, March 13,…

World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom. Date: March 18, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today)…

King Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government leave Tromsø and go into exile in London. They return exactly five years later. Date: June 7, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 7 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Henry…

World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain, takes place. At that point, it is the largest aerial engagement in history with heavy losses sustained on both sides. Date: August 18, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 18 📅 Events on this day in…

Walt Disney's animated musical film Fantasia is first released at New York's Broadway Theatre, on the first night of a roadshow. Date: November 13, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 13 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World War II: Italian…