# 1940
Today in History: Hitler Tours The City of Love (1940)
On June 23, 1940, Adolf Hitler took his first and only tour of Paris, France. During his visit, he surveyed several historical sites. In May of 1940, Germany invaded France and the…
This Day In History: The Luftwaffe Heavily Bomb London (1940)
On the December 29th , 1940, London was bombed by the Luftwaffe. It was to be the most devastating air…
This Day In History: Hitler Orders The Bombing Of Coventry (1940)
Hitler on this day in history personally ordered a vicious air attack on the English city of Coventry. The attack…
Today in History: The Germans Set Up The Enigma Code (1940)
On this day in 1940, the Nazi set up a series of communication systems that they believed would allow them…
This Day In History: Operation Ariel Rescued Allied Forces From France (1940)
On this day, on June 17th, 1940, British troops left France, on a scale similar to the operation at Dunkirk.…
Today in History- Hitler’s Army entered Paris (1940)
France and Britain declared war on German after Hitler had ordered his army to invade Poland. For some months, there…
Today in History: The Red Army Invaded East Karelia, Finland (1944)
On this day in 1944, the army of the Soviet Union penetrates into East Karelia, in Finland, as it attempted…
Today In History: Italy Declared War on Britain and France (1940)
Since the early 1920's Italy had been controlled by Mussolini and his Fascist Party. He and his party had established a…