Vichy Government Established in France, July 10, 1940

Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia. Date: March 12, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Osaka Nishinari Line Train Collision and Explosion,…

Vidkun Quisling seizes power in 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 1940Vichy France Severs Relations with UK, July 5, 1940Booker T. Washington First African American on U.S. Postage Stamp, April…

World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland. Date: August 3, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Luftwaffe Bombs Paris During Battle of France, June 3, 1940George Metesky’s First Bomb at…

World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya from Italian forces. Date: June 17, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Allied Forces Recapture Narvik, First Infantry Victory…

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 1940Coventry Bombed by Luftwaffe, Cathedral Destroyed – November 14, 1940First Prisoners Arrive at Auschwitz Concentration Camp, May 20, 1940British…

First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber. Date: August 19, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Two Avro Ansons Collide Mid-Air Over New South Wales, Land Safely, September 29, 1940HMS Jervis Bay Sunk…