1940 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in June 1940: The Actions in... 45 KB (5,404 words) - 17:22, 2 March 2024 |
 | Armistice of 22 June 1940, sometimes referred to as the Second Armistice at Compiègne, was an agreement signed at 18:36 on 22 June 1940 near Compiègne... 14 KB (1,758 words) - 19:02, 13 April 2024 |
The list of shipwrecks in June 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during June 1940. For the scuttling of HMS Mashobra on... 161 KB (3,315 words) - 07:44, 3 May 2024 |
 | The Appeal of 18 June (French: L'Appel du 18 juin) was the first speech made by Charles de Gaulle after his arrival in London in 1940 following the Battle... 18 KB (2,034 words) - 05:14, 28 April 2024 |
 | 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... 170 KB (22,598 words) - 15:53, 2 May 2024 |
 | Norwegian campaign (redirect from Norway 1940) The Norwegian campaign (8 April – 10 June 1940) involved the attempt by Allied forces to defend northern Norway coupled with the resistance of the Norwegian... 134 KB (15,861 words) - 01:01, 22 April 2024 |
 | Government of Vichy France (redirect from Laval government of 1940) Marshal Philippe Pétain as the successor to the French Third Republic in June 1940. The government remained in Vichy for four years, but fled to Germany... 84 KB (8,854 words) - 10:31, 17 April 2024 |
Research Office estimated total German military dead at 50,000 in May and June 1940. 32 Italian divisions attacked France in the Alps region defended by 6... 19 KB (2,430 words) - 17:37, 28 September 2023 |
Maybe (Allan Flynn and Frank Madden song) (redirect from Maybe (1940 song)) Flynn and Frank Madden that was published in 1940. The first version to chart was recorded on June 11, 1940 by the Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny and released... 5 KB (559 words) - 00:05, 14 April 2024 |
From 1939 to 1940, the French Third Republic was at war with Nazi Germany. In 1940, the German forces defeated the French in the Battle of France. The... 191 KB (21,725 words) - 00:55, 15 April 2024 |
 | North African campaign (redirect from North Africa 1940-43) African campaign of the Second World War took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian... 53 KB (5,855 words) - 07:11, 27 April 2024 |
1940 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1940. 1940 (MCMXL) was... 108 KB (11,786 words) - 17:11, 20 April 2024 |
 | Siege of Malta (World War II) (redirect from Siege of Malta (1940)) World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean theatre. From June 1940 to November 1942, the fight for the control of the strategically important... 100 KB (13,392 words) - 20:37, 28 April 2024 |
Clint Warwick (born Albert Eccles; 25 June 1940 – 15 May 2004) was an English rock musician and the original bassist for the rock band the Moody Blues... 5 KB (533 words) - 06:34, 1 April 2024 |
campaign: June 1940 – May 1943 Western Desert campaign: June 1940 – February 1943 Italian invasion of Egypt: September 1940 Operation Compass: December 1940 –... 35 KB (3,837 words) - 15:01, 16 February 2024 |
 | Bukovina took place from 28 June to 3 July 1940, as a result of an ultimatum by the Soviet Union to Romania on 26 June 1940, that threatened the use of... 83 KB (9,605 words) - 12:17, 3 April 2024 |
 | cars. On 3 June 1940 all Soviet military forces based in Baltic states were concentrated under the command of Aleksandr Loktionov. On 9 June the directive... 36 KB (3,474 words) - 22:11, 29 February 2024 |
 | The 1940 United States presidential election was the 39th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic... 76 KB (4,891 words) - 22:05, 12 April 2024 |
 | office since June 1929) as First Lord of the Admiralty. Dissatisfaction with Chamberlain's leadership became widespread in the spring of 1940 after Germany... 89 KB (4,885 words) - 11:07, 1 April 2024 |
 | 9 April 1940, during the Second World War. The attack was a prelude to the invasion of Norway (German: Weserübung Nord, 9 April – 10 June 1940). Denmark's... 41 KB (4,046 words) - 15:04, 4 April 2024 |
 | defeat of France in May and June 1940; he persistently refused to support an armistice with Germany, as premier in June 1940, he unsuccessfully attempted... 43 KB (4,971 words) - 22:45, 1 May 2024 |
 | Battle of the Atlantic (redirect from Battle of the Atlantic (1940)) Marina (Royal Navy) after Germany's Axis ally Italy entered the war on June 10, 1940. As an island country, the United Kingdom was highly dependent on imported... 137 KB (18,068 words) - 00:53, 1 May 2024 |
 | Islands by Nazi Germany lasted for most of the Second World War, from 30 June 1940 until liberation on 9 May 1945. The Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick... 110 KB (13,480 words) - 08:55, 5 April 2024 |
John O'Shea (rugby union) (category 1940 births) John Patrick O'Shea (2 June 1940 – 24 April 2024}}) was a Wales international rugby union player. Educated at Lewis School Pengam, along with John Dawes... 4 KB (270 words) - 22:19, 30 April 2024 |
| 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 the... 160 KB (20,477 words) - 07:31, 2 May 2024 |
 | influenced by external factors. Italy joined the war as one of the Axis Powers in 1940 (as the French Third Republic surrendered) with a plan to concentrate Italian... 118 KB (14,691 words) - 22:49, 2 May 2024 |
 | World War II. It was created by the Armistice of 22 June 1940 after the fall of France in May 1940. The path of the demarcation line was specified in the... 15 KB (1,867 words) - 18:30, 15 February 2024 |
Palestine (June 1940 – June 1941) East Africa (10 June 1940 – 27 November 1941) North Africa (10 June 1940 – 13 May 1943) Western Desert (11 June 1940 – 4 February... 7 KB (687 words) - 14:15, 2 April 2024 |
 | HMS Illustrious (87) (redirect from HMS Illustrious (1940)) battleship and badly damaging two others during the Battle of Taranto in late 1940. Two months later the carrier was crippled by German dive bombers and was... 78 KB (10,648 words) - 22:26, 6 January 2024 |
 | East African campaign (World War II) (category Conflicts in 1940) Empire, against Italy and its colony of Italian East Africa, between June 1940 and November 1941. The British Middle East Command with troops from the... 139 KB (17,966 words) - 21:47, 4 May 2024 |