Major Events 1940 Your chance to see what was in the news during the year that you were born

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Major Events of 1940 Insectical properties of DDT discovered by Paul Mueller. Germany invades Norway and Denmark . Winston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister. Germans attack Belgium, Holland, and France. British Army withdraws from France (Dunkirk). Italy declares war on Britain and France. France surrenders to Germany. Battle of Britain (Royal Air Force defeats German Luftwaffe). USSR takes control of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania . Italy launches invasion of Greece from Albania. Tripartite (Axis) pact signed by Germany, Italy, Japan. Hungary and Romania join Axis. Woody Woodpecker cartoon first appears. Back To Year Index

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