1940 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in April 1940: The 1940 United...
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Operation Weserübung (redirect from 9 april 1940 invasion of Denmark, Norway)
Weserübung [ˈveːzɐˌʔyːbʊŋ], transl. Operation Weser Exercise, 9 April – 10 June 1940) was the invasion of Denmark and Norway by Nazi Germany during the...
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World War II, the German Luftwaffe had the following order of battle on 9 April 1940. Commanded by Generalleutnant Hans Geisler Luftwaffe Organization German...
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Norwegian campaign (redirect from Norway 1940)
The Norwegian campaign (8 April – 10 June 1940) involved the attempt by Allied forces to defend northern Norway coupled with the resistance of the Norwegian...
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The list of shipwrecks in April 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during April 1940. "SS S (+1940)". Wrecksite. Retrieved...
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Italian losses from October 1940 to April 1941, including the war in Greece and Yugoslavia totaled 38,830 KIA and 50,870 WIA. In April 1941 the German 12th Army...
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on 9 April 1940, during the Second World War. The attack was a prelude to the invasion of Norway (German: Weserübung Nord, 9 April – 10 June 1940). Denmark's...
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Timeline of the Norwegian campaign (section April 1940)
The Norwegian Campaign, lasting from 9 April to 10 June 1940, led to the first direct land confrontation between the military forces of the Allies—the...
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January 1940 26 January The Fighting 69th February 1940 23 February Pinocchio April 1940 12 April Rebecca 20 April 'Til We Meet Again May 1940 17 May My...
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1940 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1940. 1940 (MCMXL) was...
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Namsos campaign (redirect from Namsos in April 1940)
military forces against German military, naval and air forces in April and early May 1940. It was one of the first occasions during the Second World War...
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The film depicts the German invasion of Denmark which commenced on 9 April 1940 and follows a Danish bicycle infantry company sent as a vanguard to slow...
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Monday, April 22, 1940. This was a deep penumbral eclipse, with the moon southern limb passing close to the northern...
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to be able to launch an offensive operation on such a large scale. By April 1940, the Japanese army had successfully fought the operation to a halt. However...
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The Defence Medal 1940–1945 (Norwegian: Deltagermedaljen 9. april 1940 - 8. mai 1945/Deltakarmedaljen 9. april 1940 - 8. mai 1945) is the award rewarded...
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World War began on 9 April 1940 after Operation Weserübung. Conventional armed resistance to the German invasion ended on 10 June 1940, and Nazi Germany...
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7 April 1940 – 27 January 2005) was the second daughter of King Farouk I of Egypt from his first wife Queen Farida. Fawzia was born on 7 April 1940 in...
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Katyn massacre (redirect from 1940 Katyn massacre)
specifically the NKVD (the Soviet secret police), at Stalin's order in April and May 1940. Though the killings also occurred in the Kalinin and Kharkiv NKVD...
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Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in April 1940: Flight Lieutenant Peter Wooldridge Townsend (33178) In April 1940, whilst on patrol over the North Sea...
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Griegs Forlag, 1950) Harder, Thomas (2020):Anders Lassens krig, 9. april 1940-9. april 1945 (4th. revised edition, Gads Forlag, København) ISBN 9788712063599...
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Ragnar Skancke (section April 1940 "coup" government)
Vidkun Quisling's April 1940 "coup" government, the latter's attempt at seizing power in Norway following the German invasion of 9 April. Skancke was in...
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The 1940 United States presidential election was the 39th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic...
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decision to occupy Denmark was taken in Berlin on 17 December 1939. On 9 April 1940, Germany occupied Denmark in Operation Weserübung. The Danish government...
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Julie Christie (category 1940 births)
Julie Frances Christie (born 14 April 1940) is a British actress. Christie's accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, and a Screen...
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built for The Texas Company (later Texaco). The ship was launched on 20 April 1940 at the Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. in Chester, Pennsylvania. The United...
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landed with soldiers of the German Army from destroyers on 9 April 1940 in Narvik. In June 1940 the Marine Stoßtrupp Abteilung (Marine Attack Troop Battalion)...
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included in the Cabinet, and this role proved increasingly redundant. In April 1940 the position was formally wound up and the functions transferred to other...
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fortress is best known for sinking the German heavy cruiser Blücher on 9 April 1940. The fortress was military territory until 2003 when it was made into...
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Thistle (torpedoed by U-4 on 10 April 1940) and Tarpon (depth-charged by Q-ship Schiff 40/Schürbek on 14 April 1940). The British began establishing...
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Denmark and Norway (April–June 1940) Continuation war (June 25, 1941 – September 19, 1944) Lapland War (October 1, 1944 – April 25, 1945) Liberation...
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