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There were a lot of things that happened in January of 1940. This a chronological order of events that occurred in January on the topic of the Second World War (see related link below for cited link where info came from):

  • 5th - Finnish offensive at Suomossalmi against Russia
  • 6th - Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the city of PoznaÅ„, Warthegau.
  • 8th - Britain's 1st WW II rationing (bacon, butter & sugar)
  • 8th - World War II: Britain introduces food rationing.
  • 9th - 2 German officers make emergency landing in Belgium
  • 12th - World War II: Soviets bombs cities in Finland.
  • 15th - German U-Boot torpedoes Dutch trade ship Arendskerk (Eagle's Church)
  • 25th - Nazi decrees establishment of Jewish ghetto in Lodz Poland
  • 26th - Nazi's forbid Polish Jews to travel on trains
  • 31st - 40 U boats sunk this month (111,000 ton)
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