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Erich von Manstein is placed in command of German XXXIII Armour Corps, removing him from planning the French invasion.
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15955 |
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USSR agrees to supply grain and raw materials to Germany in a new trade treaty.
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15956 |
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British government calls for volunteers to fight in Finland.
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15957 |
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The Soviet army captures Summa, an important defence point in Finland, thereby breaking through the Mannerheim Line.
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15958 |
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Hitler orders unrestricted submarine warfare.
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15959 |
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British destroyer HMS Cossack forcibly removes 303 British POWs from the German transport Altmark in neutral Norwegian territorial waters.
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15960 |
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A kormányzó honvédelmi miniszterré nevezi ki vitéz nagybaczoni Nagy Vilmos vezérezredest.
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15961 |
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Manstein presents to Hitler his plans for invading France via the Ardennes forest.
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15962 |
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General Nikolaus von Falkenhorst is placed in command of the upcoming German invasion of Norway.
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15963 |
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A 120-as oldalszámú L-39-esnek repülés közben leállt a hajtóműve, melyet mindössze 50 méteres magasságban sikerült újraindítani.
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15972 |