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Timeline Of World War II (1940)
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. January *1 January: 10,000 Japanese troops launch a counter-attack in eastern Shanxi Province in China in an attempt to relieve the nearly-surrounded Japanese 36th Division. *2 January: The Soviet offensive in Finland is halted by several Finnish victories; numerous Soviet tanks are destroyed. *7 January ** Rationing of basic foodstuffs is established in the UK. ** A major Finnish victory at Suomussalmi is reported; one whole Soviet division is eliminated, and again numbers of military vehicles are captured. ** General Semyon Timoshenko takes command of Soviet Army forces in Finland. *10 January: Mechelen incident: a German plane, carrying plans for Fall Gelb, crashes in neutral Belgium. *16 January: Captured documents reveal Hitler's plans for the invasion of Scandinavia and a postponement of the invasion of France and the Low Countries unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Timeline Of World War II Collage
A timeline is a list of events displayed in Chronology, chronological order. It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labelled with calendar date, dates paralleling it, and usually contemporaneous events. Timelines can use any suitable scale representing time, suiting the subject and data; many use a linear scale, in which a unit of distance is equal to a set amount of time. This timescale is dependent on the events in the timeline. A timeline of evolution can be over millions of years, whereas a timeline for the day of the September 11 attacks can take place over minutes, and that of an explosion over milliseconds. While many timelines use a linear timescale—especially where very large or small timespans are relevant -- logarithmic timelines entail a Logarithmic number system, logarithmic scale of time; some "hurry up and wait" chronologies are depicted with zoom lens visual metaphor, metaphors. More usually, "timeline" refers merely to a data set which could be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
