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April 1, 1940 (Monday)

April 2, 1940 (Tuesday)

April 3, 1940 (Wednesday)

April 4, 1940 (Thursday)

April 5, 1940 (Friday)

April 6, 1940 (Saturday)

April 7, 1940 (Sunday)

April 8, 1940 (Monday)

April 9, 1940 (Tuesday)

April 10, 1940 (Wednesday)

April 11, 1940 (Thursday)

April 12, 1940 (Friday)

April 13, 1940 (Saturday)

April 14, 1940 (Sunday)

April 15, 1940 (Monday)

April 16, 1940 (Tuesday)

April 17, 1940 (Wednesday)

April 18, 1940 (Thursday)

April 19, 1940 (Friday)

April 20, 1940 (Saturday)

April 21, 1940 (Sunday)

April 22, 1940 (Monday)

April 23, 1940 (Tuesday)

April 24, 1940 (Wednesday)

April 25, 1940 (Thursday)

April 26, 1940 (Friday)

April 27, 1940 (Saturday)

April 28, 1940 (Sunday)

April 29, 1940 (Monday)

April 30, 1940 (Tuesday)

Related Research Articles

The Battles of Narvik were fought from 9 April to 8 June 1940, as a naval battle in Ofotfjord and as a land battle in the mountains surrounding the north Norwegian town of Narvik, as part of the Norwegian Campaign of the Second World War.

The German operation for the invasion of Denmark and Norway in April 1940 was code-named Weserübung, or "Weser Exercise." Opposing the invasion were the partially mobilized Norwegian military, and an allied expeditionary force composed of British, French, and Free Polish formations. The following list formed the order of battle for this campaign.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Norwegian campaign</span> Second World War campaign fought in Norway

The Norwegian campaign involved the attempt by Allied forces to defend northern Norway coupled with the resistance of the Norwegian military to the country's invasion by Nazi Germany in World War II.

German cruiser <i>Admiral Hipper</i> Lead ship of titular class of heavy cruisers

Admiral Hipper was the lead ship of the Admiral Hipper class of heavy cruisers which served with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1935 and launched February 1937; Admiral Hipper entered service shortly before the outbreak of war, in April 1939. The ship was named after Admiral Franz von Hipper, commander of the German battlecruiser squadron during the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and later commander-in-chief of the German High Seas Fleet. She was armed with a main battery of eight 20.3 cm (8 in) guns and, although nominally under the 10,000-long-ton (10,160 t) limit set by the Anglo-German Naval Agreement, actually displaced over 16,000 long tons (16,260 t).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Namsos campaign</span> 1940 military campaign in Namsos, Norway

The Namsos campaign, in Namsos, Norway, and vicinity took place between Anglo-French and Norwegian naval and military forces against German military, naval and air forces in April and early May 1940. It was one of the first occasions during the Second World War when British and French land forces fought the German Army.

The Norwegian Campaign, lasting from 9 April to 10 June 1940, led to the first direct land confrontation between the military forces of the Allies—the United Kingdom and France— against Nazi Germany in World War II.

HMS <i>Mashona</i> British Tribal-class destroyer

HMS Mashona was one of 16 Tribal-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy shortly before the beginning of Second World War in 1939. Completed in that year, she was assigned to the Home Fleet. During the first year of the war, the ship was on convoy escort duties. Mashona played an active role in the Norwegian Campaign of April–May 1940, escorting convoys to and from Norway. The ship helped to briefly seize four Swedish warships en route from Italy to Sweden in June 1940 and resumed her role of convoy escort after their release in July. She accidentally collided with one of her sister ships in early 1941 and spent several months under repair.

The following events occurred in May 1941:

The following events occurred in September 1940:

<i>Kampfgeschwader</i> 26 Military unit of Nazi Germany

Kampfgeschwader 26 "Löwengeschwader" was a German air force Luftwaffe bomber wing unit during World War II. Its units participated on all of the fronts in the European Theatre until the end of the war. It operated three of the major German aircraft medium bomber types; the Heinkel He 111, Junkers Ju 88 and the Junkers Ju 188. The unit engaged in both strategic bombing, close air support, anti-shipping and aerial interdiction operations. The majority of its operational life – not entirely unlike another Luftwaffe wing designated KG 40 — was spent on anti-shipping missions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Operation Weserübung</span> WWII German assault on Denmark and Norway

Operation Weserübung was the invasion of Denmark and Norway by Nazi Germany during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign.

Operationsbefehl Hartmut was the code word to begin German submarine operations during Operation Weserübung - Nazi Germany's invasion of Denmark and Norway. Occasionally these operations are termed Operation Hartmut. The orders involved submarine screening actions for the German invasion fleet and reconnaissance - particularly off Narvik and Trondheim. The orders also resulted in a number of attacks on Allied forces - particularly in or near the fjords of the Norwegian coast.

The following events occurred in May 1940:

The following events occurred in October 1942:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arctic naval operations of World War II</span> Naval theatre of operations

Arctic naval operations of World War II were the World War II naval operations that took place in the Arctic Ocean, and can be considered part of the Battle of the Atlantic and/or of the European Theatre of World War II.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">October 1940</span> Month of 1940

The following events occurred in October 1940:

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The following events occurred in April 1941:

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