World War II Today: January 20
1939 Adolf Hitler dismissed Hjalmar Schacht as President of the Reichsbank and appointed Walther Funk to replace him. 1940 Britain and France agree to send troops and supplies to aid Finland, but they do not arrive in time. 1941 Compulsory fire watching duty introduced in Great Britain. With Hitler’s tacit support, Marshal Antonescu suppresses a […]
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