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1940 in Germany

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1940
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Events in the year 1940 in Germany.

Incumbents

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National level

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Head of State and Chancellor

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Date unknown

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  • In 1940, German optometrist Heinrich Wöhlk invented plastic Contact lenses.
  • hülsta (hülsta-werke Hüls GmbH & Co. KG), a German furniture manufacturer is founded in Stadtlohn.[8]

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Willi Frischaur & Robert Jackson (1955). The Altmark Affair. New York, NY: Macmillan. p. 246.
  2. ^ Muggenthaler, August Karl (1977). German Raiders of World War II. Prentice-Hall. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-13-354027-7.
  3. ^ "First official list of victims of Rotterdam bombing published after 82 years". DutchNews.nl. 12 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ^ Longerich, Peter (2010). Holocaust: The Nazi Persecution and Murder of the Jews. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-19-280436-5.
  5. ^ Hooton, E.R. (2007). Luftwaffe at War: Blitzkrieg in the West. London: Chevron/Ian Allan. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-85780-272-6.
  6. ^ "Essential Facts About the Holocaust". Archived from the original on 2008-10-05. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
  7. ^ Muggenthaler, August Karl (1977). German Raiders of World War II. Prentice-Hall. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-13-354027-7.
  8. ^ "Land der Ideen | Deutschland | hülsta-werke". Land-der-ideen.de. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  9. ^ Roy Hemming (1994). Discovering Great Music: A New Listener's Guide to the Top Classical Composers and Their Best Recordings. Newmarket Press. p. 248. ISBN 9781557042101.
  10. ^ Fassbinder Star Margit Carstensen Dead At 83
  11. ^ Dutschke-Klotz, Gretchen (1996). Rudi Dutschke. Köln: Kiepenheuer und Witsch. pp. 38-, 53-, 172, 227, 459. ISBN 978-3-462-02573-6.
  12. ^ "JOSEPH SWICKARD; Veteran Screen Actor, 73, Had Roles in Many Productions". The New York Times. 3 March 1940. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Karl Muck Dies; Noted Wagnerian". New York Times. March 5, 1940. Retrieved January 13, 2010.
  14. ^ "Carl Bosch | German chemist". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  15. ^ Taussig, Michael (April 13, 2010). Walter Benjamin's Grave. University of Chicago Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0226790008.
  16. ^ Witte, Bernd (1991). Walter Benjamin: An Intellectual Biography (English translation). Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press. pp. 9. ISBN 0-8143-2018-X.

Further reading

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  • Bloch, Leon Bryce and Lamar Middleton, ed. The World Over in 1940 (1941) detailed coverage of world events online free; 914pp