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1940-10-09 | Chamberlain Resigns | For health reasons, Neville Chamberlain resigns from the House of Commons. Winston Churchill is elected leader of the Conservative Party. | Read about 'Chamberlain Resigns' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Chamberlain Resigns' | ||
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' | ||
1940-10-04 | Brenner Pass | Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass to discuss the prospects in the war. | Read about 'Brenner Pass' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Brenner Pass' | ||
1940-09-28 | Vidkun Quisling | Vidkun Quisling is appointed Minister-President (head of state) of Norway, by German authorities. | Read about 'Vidkun Quisling' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Vidkun Quisling' | ||
1940-09-27 | Tripartite Pact | Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact in Berlin. | Read about 'Tripartite Pact' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Tripartite Pact' | ||
1940-09-24 | Gibralter | Vichy French aircraft bomb Gibraltar. | Read about 'Gibralter' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Gibralter' | ||
1940-09-24 | Bombing Berlin | RAF mounts large bombing raid on Berlin. | Read about 'Bombing Berlin' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bombing Berlin' | ||
1940-09-21 | Underground 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. | Read about 'Underground Shelters' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Underground Shelters' | ||
1940-09-17 | Operation Sealion Postponed | Operation Sealion is postponed until further notice. | Read about 'Operation Sealion Postponed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Sealion Postponed' | ||
1940-09-09 | Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv is bombed by Italian aircraft causing 137 deaths. | Read about 'Tel Aviv' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Tel Aviv' |
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