1940: Year
Year 1940 (MCMXL in Roman numerals) wis a leap year stairtin on Monanday o the Gregorian calendar.
| Millennium: | 2nt millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19t century – 20t century – 21st century |
| Decades: | 1910s 1920s 1930s – 1940s – 1950s 1960s 1970s |
| Years: | 1937 1938 1939 – 1940 – 1941 1942 1943 |
Events
- 20 Mey – The Nazi concentration camp an extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, the lairgest o the German concentration camps, appens in occupied Poland, near the toun o Oświęcim. Frae nou till Januar 1945, aroond 1.1 million fowk will be killt here.
- 10 Julie – WWII: The Battle o Breetain begins.
- 16 October – Nazi Govrenor-General Hans Frank establishes the Warsaw Ghetto.
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