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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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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 ...
The Armored Corps was established in July 1940, influenced by the success of the German blitzkrieg tactics. Within a week, the I Armored Corps was formed, consisting of the 1st and 2nd Armored Divisions, both activated on July 15. Additionally, the "Armored Force" included the 70th Tank Battalion as a separate unit outside the division.
30 July 1940: 2 March 1941: 1 October 1941: LA National Guard, Ordered to active service on 1 October 1941; re-designated 885th Bombardment Squadron, 12 May 1944. allotted to ANG, on 24 May 1946; now 122d Fighter Squadron. [2] [23] 123d Observation Squadron: Oregon: 30 July 1940: 18 April 1941: 15 September 1941
Camp Maxey is a Texas Military Department training facility that was originally built as a U.S. Army infantry-training camp during World War II. [1] It was occupied from July 1942 to early 1946, and located near the community of Powderly, Texas, in the north-central portion of Lamar County. Its main entrance was located 9 miles north of Paris ...
14 July: Soviets organize rigged elections in the Baltic States. The parliaments will be in the control of the Soviets. 16 July: Adolf Hitler submits to his military the directive for the invasion of the United Kingdom, Operation Sea Lion. 18 July: In response to Mers-el-Kébir, the Vichy French Air Force bombs British-held Gibraltar. 19 July
1940 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1940th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 940th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1940s decade.