1940 January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in May 1940: The Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang...

In May 1940, during the Second World War, the British war cabinet was split on the question of whether to make terms with Nazi Germany or to continue hostilities...

The Battle of France (French: bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Western Campaign (German: Westfeldzug), the French Campaign...

The German city of Freiburg was bombed erroneously on 10 May 1940 by the Luftwaffe, killing 57 inhabitants. The kette (three aircraft) involved, commanded...

Kingdom's coalition government for most of the Second World War from 10 May 1940 to 23 May 1945. It was led by Winston Churchill, who was appointed Prime Minister...

The list of shipwrecks in May 1940 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during May 1940. For the loss of RFA Boardale on this day...

The invasion of Belgium or Belgian campaign (10–28 May 1940), often referred to within Belgium as the 18 Days' Campaign (French: Campagne des 18 jours...

and Germany's subsequent counter-blockade. The campaign peaked from mid-1940 through to the end of 1943. The Battle of the Atlantic pitted U-boats and...

1940 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1940. 1940 (MCMXL) was...

Wilhelm Friedrich Franz Joseph Christian Olaf of Prussia (4 July 1906 – 26 May 1940) was the eldest child of Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, and Duchess Cecilie...

Retrieved 1 October 2016. France, 1940: Armée de l'Air order of battle, 10 May 1940 Nafziger: French order of battle, 10 May 1940 French army order of battle...

January 1940 26 January The Fighting 69th February 1940 23 February Pinocchio April 1940 12 April Rebecca 20 April 'Til We Meet Again May 1940 17 May My Favorite...

The 1940 United States presidential election was the 39th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic...

established). For the first two years, the majority of inmates were Polish. In May 1940, German criminals brought to the camp as functionaries established the...

Sedan or Second Battle of Sedan (12–15 May 1940) took place in the Second World War during the Battle of France in 1940. It was part of the German Wehrmacht's...

Nazi Germany. He succeeded Neville Chamberlain as prime minister on 10 May 1940 and held the post until 26 July 1945. Out of office during the 1930s, Churchill...

Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940 as part of Fall Gelb (Case Yellow). On 15 May 1940, one day after the bombing of Rotterdam, the...

1940 – German invasion without declaration of war. Belgium: 10 May 1940[citation needed] Luxembourg: 10 May 1940[citation needed] Netherlands: 10 May...

place on 21 May 1940, during the Battle of France in the Second World War. Following the German invasion of the Low Countries on 10 May, French and British...

and writer who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from...

This is a timeline of World War II events that took place in 1940, the first full year of the second global war of the 20th century. 1 January: 10,000...

June 1940 Fall Gelb Battle of Belgium 10 to 28 May 1940 German invasion of Luxembourg 10 May 1940 Battle of the Netherlands – 10 to 17 May 1940 Battle...

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...

list of films originally produced and/or distributed theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and released in the 1940s. Lists of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films...

The siege of Lille, or Lille pocket, (28–31 May 1940) took place during the Battle of France in the Second World War. The siege around the city of Lille...

1941. An order for a third batch, this time of 65 boats, was placed on 21 May 1940; these were numbered ML 245 to ML 309, and were all delivered during 1941...

League did not accept it. A change of government took place in Britain in May 1940, when Winston Churchill became prime minister. The Fall of France in June...

The division met with great success in France in 1940 and then again in the Soviet Union in 1941. In May 1942, the division was withdrawn from the Soviet...

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...

June 1940 – May 1943 Western Desert campaign: June 1940 – February 1943 Italian invasion of Egypt: September 1940 Operation Compass: December 1940 – February...