1940 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in July 1940: Philippe Pétain's...
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casualties. 1940 – Field Marshal Ceremony: First occasion in World War II that Adolf Hitler appoints field marshals due to military achievements. 1940 – World...
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The list of shipwrecks in 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during July 1940. For the loss of Avelona Star on this day...
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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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Independence Day (United States) (redirect from Forth of July)
trailer shown in theaters celebrating July 4, 1940 Fireworks over the National Mall in Washington, D.C., every July 4 are preceded by a concert known as...
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including 120 Spitfires. During the Battle of Britain from July 10, 1940, until October 31, 1940, the UK lost 1,065 aircraft(including 1,004 fighters); Germany...
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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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Government of Vichy France (redirect from Laval government of 1940)
German hands, and a few days later, in the attack on Mers-el-Kébir on 3 July 1940, they sank one battleship and damaged five others, also killing 1,297...
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Battle of France (redirect from Battle of France (1940))
The Battle of France (French: bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign...
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French Third Republic (redirect from French Republic (1870–1940))
Second French Empire collapsed during the Franco-Prussian War, until 10 July 1940, after the Fall of France during World War II led to the formation of...
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