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March 1940

Daily Normandy — every edition of March 1940, day by day.
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1 March Adolf Hitler issued a formal war directive for Wes 6 events 2 March Vickers Wellington Ia (N2984 OJ-) on a mission to Germany on 1940-03-02 18 events 3 March The 99 Sqdn left from Newmarket Heath at 1940-03-03 at 18:30. Loc or duty Nickel 10 events 4 March Fokker S-IV lost at Westerschelde on 04-03-1940 (SGLO ref: T0011AC) 8 events 5 March Jews line-up before one of the last cinemas in Poland 7 events 6 March Dutch submarines O9, O10, and O11 departed from De 8 events 7 March Vickers Wellington Ia (N3017 WS-) on a mission to United Kingdom on 1940-03-07 8 events 8 March The 61 Sqdn left from Hemswell at 1940-03-08 at 20:18. Loc or duty Patrol 5 events 9 March Soviet troops captured the village of Tali on the 7 events 10 March Repair ship Akashi was commissioned into service w 5 events 11 March German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop met with Mussol 7 events 12 March The 166 Sqdn left from Abingdon at 1940-03-12 at 11:45. Loc or duty Training 14 events 13 March Joachim von Ribbentrop informed the Italians that 8 events 14 March The 139 Sqdn left from Perpignan at 1940-03-14 at 8:20. Loc or duty Training 8 events 15 March The 57 Sqdn left from Metz-Frescaty at 1940-03-15 at 23:45. Loc or duty Reconnaisance 8 events 16 March 32 German Ju 88 dive bombers bombed the Royal Navy 3 events 17 March The 50 Sqdn left from Waddington at 1940-03-17 at 19:15. Loc or duty Patrol 5 events 18 March Vickers Wellington Ia (N2987 KO-O) on a mission to United Kingdom on 1940-03-18 5 events 19 March The 115 Sqdn left from Marham at 1940-03-19 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Ferry 8 events 20 March Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V (N1405 MH-) on a mission to Hornum on 1940-03-20 11 events 21 March The 18 Sqdn left from Rosieres-en-Santerre at 1940-03-21 at 8:00. Loc or duty Ferry 7 events 22 March Spitfire lost at Lobith - (Kruisdijk between Lobith and Herwen) on 22-03-1940 (SGLO ref: T0012) 9 events 23 March The 90 Sqdn left from Upwood at 1940-03-23 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Training 9 events 24 March Vickers Wellington Ia (P2515 LF-H) on a mission to Germany on 1940-03-24 4 events 25 March The British government forbade captured servicemen 8 events 26 March The 44 Sqdn left from Waddington at 1940-03-26 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Reconnaisance 9 events 27 March The 107 Sqdn left from Wattisham at 1940-03-27 at an unknown time. Loc or duty Reconnaisance 7 events 28 March Armstrong Withworth Whitley MK V N1357 KN-H lost at Rotterdam (Pernis) on 28-03-1940 (SGLO ref: T0013) 5 events 29 March Flight of Hurricane I unknown and Pilot Officer J G Perry on 1940-03-29 6 events 30 March Winston Churchill acknowledged Soviet neutrality i 7 events 31 March The 21 Sqdn left from Watton at 1940-03-31 at 9:05. Loc or duty Reconnaisance 12 events
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