November 1940

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The following events occurred in November 1940:

November 1, 1940 (Friday)

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November 2, 1940 (Saturday)

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November 3, 1940 (Sunday)

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November 4, 1940 (Monday)

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November 5, 1940 (Tuesday)

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November 6, 1940 (Wednesday)

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November 7, 1940 (Thursday)

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November 7, 1940: Film of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse.

November 8, 1940 (Friday)

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November 9, 1940 (Saturday)

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November 10, 1940 (Sunday)

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November 11, 1940 (Monday)

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November 12, 1940 (Tuesday)

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November 13, 1940 (Wednesday)

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  • The Battle of Pindus ended in Greek victory.
  • The Handley Page Halifax bomber was introduced.
  • German submarine U-149 was commissioned.
  • RAF Bomber Command, aware of reports of high-level Nazi-Soviet negotiations in Berlin, conducts air raids over the German capital. The raids do little physical damage, but succeed in embarrassing the hosts by forcing them to re-locate the discussions to an air raid shelter and cause the Soviet delegation to question German claims regarding the supposedly imminent British defeat.
  • The Walt Disney animated film Fantasia, the first commercial film shown in stereophonic sound, had its world premiere at the Broadway Theatre in New York City.[9] It was the first box office failure for Disney, though it recouped its cost years later and became one of the most highly regarded of Disney's films.
  • Died: Johann Urban, 77, Austrian chemist and industrialist

November 14, 1940 (Thursday)

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November 15, 1940 (Friday)

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November 16, 1940 (Saturday)

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  • The Warsaw Ghetto was officially sealed, cutting off 380,000 Jews from the rest of the world.[11]
  • The Battle of Korytsa began.
  • The RAF bombed Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen and other cities in retaliation for the Coventry bombing.[3]
  • Germany expelled 70,000 Lorrainers from northeast France.[12]
  • In American college football, the famous Fifth Down Game was played between Cornell and Dartmouth. Cornell appeared to have won 7-3 but officials reviewing game film discovered they had made an error that allowed Cornell an extra down during the final seconds of the game that led to a touchdown. Cornell forfeited the game as a result.
  • Died: Patrick MacSwiney, 54, Irish Catholic priest and scholar

November 17, 1940 (Sunday)

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November 18, 1940 (Monday)

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November 19, 1940 (Tuesday)

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November 20, 1940 (Wednesday)

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November 21, 1940 (Thursday)

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November 22, 1940 (Friday)

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November 23, 1940 (Saturday)

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November 24, 1940 (Sunday)

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November 25, 1940 (Monday)

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November 26, 1940 (Tuesday)

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November 27, 1940 (Wednesday)

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November 28, 1940 (Thursday)

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November 29, 1940 (Friday)

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November 30, 1940 (Saturday)

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "1940". World War II Database. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  2. ^ Chronology and Index of the Second World War, 1938-1945. Research Publications. 1990. p. 38. ISBN 9780887365683.
  3. ^ a b c d Davidson, Edward; Manning, Dale (1999). Chronology of World War Two. London: Cassell & Co. pp. 51–52. ISBN 0-304-35309-4.
  4. ^ Matanle, Ivor (1995). World War II. Colour Library Books Ltd. p. 61. ISBN 1-85833-333-4.
  5. ^ Paoletti, Ciro (2008). A Military History of Italy. Praeger Security International. p. 172. ISBN 9780275985059.
  6. ^ Curran, Hugh (November 8, 1940). "De Valera Turns Down British Bid for Bases". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 2.
  7. ^ Wieviorka, Olivier (2009). Orphans of the Republic: The Nation's Legislators in Vichy France. Harvard University Press. p. 110. ISBN 9780674032613.
  8. ^ Dohey, Larry (November 9, 2013). "Newfoundland, one of the 'sally ports' of freedom". Archival Moments. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  9. ^ Holston, Kim R. (2013). Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911-1973. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-7864-6062-5.
  10. ^ "Nazis Legalize Dog Meat for Use by Humans". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: Chicago Daily Tribune. November 15, 1940. p. 1.
  11. ^ Arens, Moshe (2011). Flags Over the Warsaw Ghetto: The Untold Story of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Jerusalem: Gefen Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 9789652295279.
  12. ^ Kitson, Simon (2008). The Hunt for Nazi Spies: Fighting Espionage in Vichy France. University of Chicago Press. p. xviii. ISBN 9780226438955.
  13. ^ Estonia's famous "leaning house" displays Georgian artists' work – Agenda.ge
  14. ^ Boone, J. C. (2008). Hitler at the Obersalzberg. Xlibris. p. 122. ISBN 9781462813537.
  15. ^ Paxton, Robert O. (2001). Vichy France: Old Guard and New Order 1940-1944. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 55. ISBN 9780231124690.
  16. ^ "Was war am 22. November 1940". chroniknet. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  17. ^ Martin, Robert Stanley (May 31, 2015). "Comics By the Date: January 1940 to December 1941". The Hooded Utilitarian. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  18. ^ a b Gale, Jez (November 30, 2015). "Southampton Blitz - city remembers on 75th anniversary". Southern Daily Echo. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  19. ^ Veranneman de Watervliet, Jean-Michel (2014). Belgium in the Second World War. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. p. 84. ISBN 9781783376070.
  20. ^ Sheba, Kimpei (November 26, 1940). "Japan Names Adm. Nomura Envoy to U.S.". Chicago Daily Tribune. Chicago: Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  21. ^ Sands, Kelly, ed. (1 March 2021). "NASA Glenn's Historical Timeline". NASA History. NASA. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  22. ^ Tucker, Spencer C. (2010). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, LLC. p. 1917. ISBN 9781851096725.
  23. ^ "Was war am 28. November 1940". chroniknet. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  24. ^ "Harmon Polls Record Vote to Win Award". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn. November 28, 1940. p. 15.
  25. ^ Rohwer, Jürgen (2005). Chronology of the War at Sea, 1939-1945. London: Chatham Publishing. p. 50. ISBN 9781591141198.
  26. ^ "1940 - 1949 Army Navy Football". For What They Gave on Saturday Afternoon. Retrieved December 11, 2015.