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2 giorni fa · Kalenderübersicht 1940. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Ereignisse. 1.1 Politik und Weltgeschehen. 1.1.1 Zweiter Weltkrieg. 1.1.1.1 Winterkrieg zwischen Sowjetunion und Finnland. 1.1.1.2 Polen/Baltikum. 1.1.1.3 Der Angriff auf Dänemark und Norwegen. 1.1.1.4 Westfeldzug und Krieg gegen England. 1.1.1.5 Balkan und „Unternehmen Barbarossa“
4 giorni fa · Italy joined the war as one of the Axis Powers in 1940 (as the French Third Republic surrendered) with a plan to concentrate Italian forces on a major offensive against the British Empire in Africa and the Middle East, known as the "parallel war", while expecting the collapse of British forces in the European theatre.
2 giorni fa · German advance into Belgium and Northern France, 10 May – 4 June 1940, swept past the Maginot Line (shown in dark red) In April 1940, Germany invaded Denmark and Norway to protect shipments of iron ore from Sweden, which the Allies were attempting to cut off.
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6 giorni fa · On 10 May 1940, Germany invaded Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium under the operational plan Fall Gelb (Case Yellow). The Allied armies attempted to halt the German Army in Belgium , believing it to be the main German thrust.
3 giorni fa · Battle of Britain, during World War II, the successful defense of Great Britain against unremitting and destructive air raids conducted by the German air force from July through September 1940, after the fall of France. Learn more about the Battle of Britain in this article.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- The Battle of Britain was the successful defense of Great Britain against the air raids conducted by the German air force in 1940 after the fall of...
- The Battle of Britain took place between July and September 1940 during World War II.
- Winston Churchill was the British prime minister during the Battle of Britain.
- Acknowledging the importance of the Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain, Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared, “Never in the field of hum...
19 mag 2024 · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: May 19, 2024 • Article History. Dunkirk evacuation. Date: May 26, 1940 - June 4, 1940 (Began on this day) Location: Dunkirk. France. Participants: British Expeditionary Force. Allied powers. Context: World War II. On the Web: World History Encyclopedia - Dunkirk Evacuation (May 08, 2024)
18 feb 2020 · 1940. The first full year of the war saw Germany invading its European neighbors: Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, and Romania. Further, the bombing of Britain lasted for months. The Royal Air Force undertook nighttime raids in Germany in response.
