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Philippe Pétain's government moved to Vichy. [1] The collaborationist state run from there came to be known as Vichy France.; First Luftwaffe daylight bombing raid on mainland Britain at Wick, Caithness: 15 civilians, 8 of them children, were killed.
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Television portal; United States portal; Television series which originated in the United States in the decade 1940s. i.e. in the years 1940 to 1949.Television shows that originated in other countries and only later aired in the United States should be removed from this category and its sub-categories
On 2 July 1940, in the aftermath of the French surrender, Adolf Hitler decided that an invasion of Britain could only begin after achieving air superiority. On 12 July he outlined his reasoning: aerial domination over the invasion area and its sea approaches was necessary to compensate for the weakness of the Kriegsmarine .
July 1940, from a cadre of The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry: Britain Converted to 9th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery in November 1942 [20] 9th July 1940, from a cadre of the Northamptonshire Regiment [20] Britain Disbanded 1946 10th July 1940 Britain Disbanded in October 1943 [20] 11th: October 1940, as a redesignation of the 50th ...
Confucius (Mandarin: 孔夫子) (1940) – Chinese biographical historical drama film depicting Confucius's later life, as he traveled across a China divided by war and strife in an ultimately futile effort to teach various warlords and kings his particular philosophy [10] Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet (1940) – biographical drama film based on ...
July 7 – Ringo Starr, English rock drummer, The Beatles; July 13 – Patrick Stewart, English actor, Star Trek: The Next Generation; July 17 Tim Brooke-Taylor, English comedy performer, The Goodies (died 2020) Verne Lundquist, American sportscaster; July 18 – James Brolin, actor, Marcus Welby, M.D. July 22 – Alex Trebek, game show host ...