Date: September 19, 1940
World War II: The Battle of the Netherlands: After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany, marking the beginning of five years of occupation. Date: May 15, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 15 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day…
World War II: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of Freiburg. Date: May 10, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 10 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Operation Collar: First British Commando Raid on Occupied France, June 24, 1940World War…
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)…
World War II: At the Battle of Cape Spartivento, the Royal Navy engages the Regia Marina in the Mediterranean Sea. Date: November 27, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 27 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Captain America Comics #1 First…
World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the line "Never was so much owed by so many to so few". Date: August 20, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This…
World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous Italian invasion of Greece. Date: November 18, 1940 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1940 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1940Captain America…