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April 10 1940. London Calling (Original Post) irisblue Apr 11 OP
If you are on this forum, you already know April 1940 was a bad time in Europe irisblue Apr 11 #1
A you tube video on Big Ben during WW2. irisblue Apr 11 #2

irisblue

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1. If you are on this forum, you already know April 1940 was a bad time in Europe
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 03:35 AM
Apr 11

Nazi Germany executed Operation Weserübung, a swift, simultaneous invasion of Denmark and Norway to secure iron ore routes and naval bases.





Things in Europe that spring were about get worse

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