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A U-boat sinks British destroyer HMS Exmouth a crew of 135 are all lost.
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15950 |
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Reinhard Heydrich is appointed by Goering for the solution to "The Jewish question."
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15951 |
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Germany makes final plans for the invasion of Denmark and Norway.
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15952 |
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The Japanese Diet announces a record high budget with over half its expenditures being military.
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15953 |
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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. The operation is scheduled to start about March 20.
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15954 |
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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 |