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Tag : Europe

1940-10-09Chamberlain Resigns

For health reasons, Neville Chamberlain resigns from the House of Commons. Winston Churchill is elected leader of the Conservative Party.

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1940-10-07Romania

Germany occupies Romania and it's valuable oil fields. Part of a strategy to create an unbroken Eastern front to menace the Soviet Union.

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1940-10-04Brenner Pass

Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass to discuss the prospects in the war.

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1940-09-28Vidkun Quisling

Vidkun Quisling is appointed Minister-President (head of state) of Norway, by German authorities.

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1940-09-27Tripartite Pact

Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact in Berlin.

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1940-09-24Gibralter

Vichy French aircraft bomb Gibraltar.

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1940-09-24Bombing Berlin

RAF mounts large bombing raid on Berlin.

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1940-09-21Underground Shelters

The Aldwych branch of the Piccadilly Line was closed to trains, tracks were concreted over, and reinforced floodgates were installed that could be closed instantly in case of burst river embankments due to bomb damage.

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1940-09-17Operation Sealion Postponed

Operation Sealion is postponed until further notice.

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1940-09-09Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv is bombed by Italian aircraft causing 137 deaths.

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