Table of Data Points
1940-11-13 | Molotov on Finland | Molotov meets Hitler again asking acceptance to liquidate Finland. Hitler now resists every attempt to expand soviet influence in Europe. He sees Britain as defeated and offers India to the Soviet Union. | Read about 'Molotov on Finland' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Molotov on Finland' | ||
1940-11-11 | Taranto | British naval forces launch attack against Italian navy at Taranto. Swordfish bombers from HMS Illustrious damage three battleships, two cruisers and multiple auxiliary craft. The event secures British supply lines in the Mediterranean. | Read about 'Taranto' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Taranto' | ||
1940-11-07 | Ireland | Ireland refuses to allow the United Kingdom to use it's ports as naval bases. | Read about 'Ireland' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Ireland' | ||
1940-11-02 | 1940-11-08 | Elaia-Kalamas | Greek troops hold against Italian offensives in Elaia-Kalamas ( as well as those in the Pindus mountains). They subsequently pushed Italian forces back into Albania. | Read about 'Elaia-Kalamas' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Elaia-Kalamas' | |
1940-10-28 | 1940-11-13 | Battle of Pindus | Despite better Italian weapons and machinery, the Greeks fought back and won this battle. Pindus was the turning point of the Greco-Italian War. After this battle, the Greeks began pushing the Italians back into Albania. | Read about 'Battle of Pindus' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Pindus' | |
1940-10-15 | Italy plans to Invade Greece | Mussolini decides to invade Greece. | Read about 'Italy plans to Invade Greece' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Italy plans to Invade Greece' | ||
1940-10-12 | Warsaw Ghetto Created | The Warsaw Ghetto was established by the Governor-General Hans Frank. At this time, the population in the Ghetto was estimated to be 400,000, about 30% of the population of Warsaw. However, the size of the Ghetto was about 2.4% of the size of Warsaw. | Read about 'Warsaw Ghetto Created' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Warsaw Ghetto Created' | ||
1940-10-07 | Romania | Germany occupies Romania and it's valuable oil fields. Part of a strategy to create an unbroken Eastern front to menace the Soviet Union. | Read about 'Romania' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Romania' | ||
1940-09-22 | 1940-09-26 | Japanese in North Vietnam | Despite an accord between Japan and Vichy Indochina which granted basing and transit rights, fighting breaks out between Japanese troops and French Colonial troops defending Hanoi. Japanese forces take Hanoi and establish positions that blockade China. | Read about 'Japanese in North Vietnam' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japanese in North Vietnam' | |
1940-09-17 | Operation Sealion Postponed | Operation Sealion is postponed until further notice. | Read about 'Operation Sealion Postponed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Sealion Postponed' |
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