39 events found for 1940
World War II: A squad of 250 Norwegian volunteers defending Hegra Fortress surrendered to a superior Nazi force after a
A three-day debate began in the House of Commons that resulted in British prime minister Neville Chamberlain being repla
British prime minister Neville Chamberlain resigned and formally recommended Winston Churchill as his successor
World War II: German forces commenced their invasion of Belgium
World War II: The bulk of Dutch forces surrendered to the German Wehrmacht, ending the Battle of the Netherlands
Second World War: German troops captured Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, forcing British forces to evacuate via Dunkirk
Second World War: The Allies began a mass evacuation of British, French and Belgian troops cut off by the German army du
World War II: Ninety-seven soldiers of the British Royal Norfolk Regiment were killed after surrendering to German force
Second World War: Belgium surrendered to Nazi Germany, ending the Battle of Belgium
Second World War: HMS Cambrian was sunk by a mine in The Solent, with the loss of 23 lives
Franz Rademacher, a Nazi official, proposed that the island of Madagascar be made available as a destination for the res
Second World War: The remaining Allied forces protecting the Dunkirk evacuation surrendered, ending the Battle of Dunkir
The Soviet Union issued an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding that the Red Army be allowed to enter the country and form a
Second World War: Four days after the French government fled Paris, German forces occupied the French capital, a major a
Second World War: RMS Lancastria was sunk by German aircraft near Saint-Nazaire, France, causing thousands of fatalities
World War II: Charles de Gaulle gave his Appeal of 18 June speech, often considered to be the origin of the French Resis
World War II: The main offensive of the unsuccessful Italian invasion of France began
Second World War: The British Army carried out Operation Collar, its first commando raid into German-occupied France
Second World War: Operation Aerial, an evacuation of nearly 200,000 Allied soldiers from French ports, was completed
Second World War: The Grand Quartier Général of the French Army was disbanded, following the French surrender.