Date: November 18, 1940
The Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world. Date: November 16, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 16 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Hitler and Mussolini Form WWII Alliance Against France and…
The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more. Date: November 10, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940World War II: Royal Marines Land in Namsos, Norway, April…
World War II: Operation Weserübung: Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Date: April 9, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Operation Alphabet Ends: Allied Evacuation from Narvik, June 8, 1940FDR Denounces Italy in “Stab in…
World War II: The Vichy government is established in France. Date: July 10, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Luftwaffe Launches Adlertag in Battle of Britain, August 13, 1940German Occupation of Paris Begins June…
Igor Sikorsky performs the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight. Date: May 24, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Greece Rejects Italy’s Ultimatum, Italy Invades via Albania October 28, 1940French Armistice with Nazi Germany Takes…
World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium. Date: May 28, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940King Haakon VII and Norwegian Government Exile to London, June 7,…