Diary March 20, 1940

War Diary, 03-1940, Diary WW2, Year 1940 / 1 minute of reading

Dr Todt — Reich Minister Todt, since 1933 Inspector General for the Road Engineering and planners and builders of the ‘Autobahns’ (motorways). As head of the ‘Organisation Todt’ he was also in charge of the development of the Siegfried Line and the Atlantic Wall until his accidental death in January 1942.

Diary for Wednesday, March 20, 1940:

Home Front

France: Prime Minister DALADIER RESIGNS, following severe criticism of his Finland policy.
Germany: Dr. Todt appointed Minister of Armaments and War Supplies.

Sea War

German aircraft attack convoy (4 ships damaged). Goebbels boasts 9 ships totalling 42,000 t. sunk. British Admiralty describes German claims as ‘42,000 tons in excess of the actual facts’.

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

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