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Finnish ski troops in Northern Finland January 12, 1940. 1 February: The Japanese Diet announces a record high budget with over half its expenditures being military.; 5 February: Britain and France decide to intervene in Norway to cut off the iron ore trade in anticipation of an expected German occupation and ostensibly to open a route to assist Finland.
However, in 1941, Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, putting an end to the peacetime. The majority of major battles in the Eastern Theatre from 1941 until the end of the war in 1945 were fought between the two powers. The following timeline indicates major events taking place on the Eastern Front.
Graph of global conflict deaths from 1900 to 1944 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1900 and 1944.. This period saw the outbreak of World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945), which are among the deadliest conflicts in human history, with many of the world's great powers partaking in total war and some partaking in genocides.
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Print/export Download as PDF ... move to sidebar hide. Timelines of World War II; Chronological; Prelude (Events (in Asia; in Europe) Aftermath; 1939; 1940; 1941 ...
Although the 1940s was a decade dominated by World War II, important and noteworthy films about a wide variety of subjects were made during that era. Hollywood was instrumental in producing dozens of classic films during the 1940s, several of which were about the war and some are on most lists of all-time great films.
The first war tax is revealed by the Cabinet, including a significant increase in income taxes. 1 October 1939 Call-Up Proclamation: all men aged 20–21 who have not already done so must apply for registration with the military authorities. 6 October 1939 With the end of formal Polish resistance the Phoney War begins; It lasts until April 1940 ...