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May 1940 was the fifth month of that leap year. It began on a Wednesday, and ended after 31 days on a Friday. The following events occurred in May 1940:
The Battle of France, also known as the Western Campaign, the French Campaign and the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France during the Second World War. France and the Low Countries were conquered, ending land operations on the Western Front until the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944.
The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, was the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940. The operation commenced after large numbers of Belgian, British, and French troops were cut off and surrounded by German troops during the six-week Battle of France. In a speech to the House of Commons, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called this "a colossal military disaster", saying "the whole root and core and brain of the British Army" had been stranded at Dunkirk and seemed about to perish or be captured. In his "We shall fight on the beaches" speech on 4 June, he hailed their rescue as a "miracle of deliverance".
The Timeline of the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, covers the period during World War II from the first military actions between Germany and France and to the armistice signed by France. Over the period of six weeks, from May 10 to June 25, 1940, Nazi Germany had also conquered Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Nazi Germany's overall plan was to invade the Low Countries which would make the French and British troops leave their current position and position their forces in Belgium. Then, a second force would navigate through the Ardennes Forest and move around the Maginot Line at the weakest part of the Allied defences. The force would then move towards the west French coast and cut the northern Allied force off. The Germans would then capture Paris, eliminate any resistance that remained, cross the English Channel, and invade the United Kingdom.
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 main protagonists were the prime minister, Winston Churchill, and the foreign secretary, Viscount Halifax. The dispute escalated to crisis point and threatened the continuity of the Churchill government.
June 1940 was the sixth month of that leap year. It began on a Saturday, and ended after 30 days on a Sunday. The following events occurred in June 1940:
August 1940 was the eighth month of that leap year. It began on a Thursday and ended after 31 days on a Saturday. The following events occurred in August 1940:
The following events occurred in May 1941:
The following events occurred in December 1941:
The following events occurred in September 1944:
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.
The Battle of Boulogne in 1940 was the defence of the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer by French, British and Belgian troops in the Battle of France during the Second World War. The battle was fought at the same time as the Siege of Calais, just before Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from Dunkirk. After the Franco-British counter-attack at the Battle of Arras on 21 May, German units were held ready to resist a resumption of the attack on 22 May. General der Panzertruppe (Lieutenant-General) Heinz Guderian, the commander of XIX Corps, protested that he wanted to rush north up the Channel coast to capture Boulogne, Calais and Dunkirk. An attack by part of XIX Corps was not ordered until 12:40 p.m. on 22 May, by which time the Allied troops at Boulogne had been reinforced from England by most of the 20th Guards Brigade.
January 1940 was the first month of that leap year. It began on a Monday and ended after 31 days on a Wednesday.
February 1940 was the second month of that leap year. It began on a Thursday and ended after 29 days on a Thursday.
March 1940 was the third month of that leap year. It began on a Friday and ended after 31 days on a Sunday
April 1940 was the fourth month of that leap year. It began on a Monday, and ended after 30 days on a Tuesday. The following events occurred in April 1940:
July 1940 was the seventh month of that leap year. It began on a Monday, and ended after 31 days on a Wednesday. The following events occurred in July 1940:
October 1940 was the tenth month of that leap year. It began on a Tuesday and ended after 31 days on a Thursday. The following events occurred in October 1940:
December 1940 was the twelfth and final month of that leap year. It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. The following events occurred in December 1940:
The following events occurred in August 1941:
The following events occurred in October 1941: