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The 7th Cavalry Brigade was a brigade of the United States Army, active from 1932 to 1940. Colonel Daniel Van Voorhis took 175 officers and enlisted men from Fort Eustis to Fort Knox in February 1932, establishing a Provisional Armored Car Platoon. This was based on an earlier effort but was predicated on a new Cavalry Regiment TO&E (Table of ...
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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The Old Fort Clark Guardhouse Museum is operated by the Fort Clark Historical Society. [7] Located in the historic guardhouse, the museum features exhibits about the fort's history, including uniforms, weapons, photographs, and memorabilia, with a special focus on artifacts from several African-American military units, including the Black Seminole Scouts and the Buffalo Soldiers of the 24th ...
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.
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.
10 May 1940 Dutch Royal Air Force Jan Linzel 1915–2019 [263] [264] Battle of Rotterdam: Dutch Royal Navy William "Bill" Ramakers 1922–2018 Last marine. [265] [266] Battle of the Afsluitdijk: 12 May 1940 Dutch Royal Army Roelof Korporaal 1919–2014 [267] [268] Battle of Britain: 10 July 1940 British Royal Air Force John Hemingway: 1919 Last ...
Torkild Rieber (March 13, 1882 – August 10, 1968) was a Norwegian immigrant to the United States who became chairman of the Texas Company . Born in a small town in Norway, Rieber became a seaman at the age of 15. By 1904, he was the master of an oil tanker, which was bought the next year by the newly founded Texas Company, or Texaco. He rose ...