Winter War Ends with Moscow Peace Treaty, March 13, 1940
Date: March 13, 1940
Date: March 13, 1940
World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by Noย 11 Independent Company. Date: June 24, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on June 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Vichy France Regime Established, Pรฉtain Becomes Chief of…
World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom. Date: July 5, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 5 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Vidkun Quisling Seizes Power in Norway April 9, 1940Churchill Becomes UK…
Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway. Date: April 9, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on April 9 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Hitler Appoints First WWII Field Marshals for Military Achievements, July 19, 1940World War II Kanalkampf Shipping Attacks Begin July…
Second Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Jingwei. Date: March 30, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on March 30 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Operation Collar: First British Commando Raid on…
Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements. Date: July 19, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on July 19 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Deadly Turenki Train Accident Kills 39,…
Acting on the orders of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, NKVD agent Iosif Grigulevich orchestrates an unsuccessful assassination attempt on exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Coyoacรกn, Mexico. Date: May 24, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia โ ๐ Other events on May 24 ๐ Events on this day in 1940 ๐ On This Day (Today) More…