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South Dakota under construction at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation shipyard, Camden, New Jersey, United States, 1 Apr 1940	Heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper embarking German troops for the invasion of Norway, 6 Apr 1940

Settsu as radio-controlled target vessel, Kure, Japan, 7 Apr 1940	German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper or Blücher in the North Sea en route to Oslo, Norway, 8 Apr 1940; photo taken from light cruiser Emden seen in the foreground

German light cruiser Emden in the North Sea en route to Oslo, Norway, 8 Apr 1940	Danish machine gun team gathered for a photo hours before engaging with German invaders, Bredevad, Denmark, 9 Apr 1940; two of the men died later that day; note Madsen light machine gun

Danish soldiers with a 20mm Madsen light machine gun at a crossroads in Åbenrå, Denmark, 9 Apr 1940	Warspite and a British destroyer during Second Battle of Narvik, 13 Apr 1940

German Panzer II and Panzer I light tanks in Horsens, Denmark, Apr 1940	A British sergeant air-gunner manned his Vickers K gun from the rear cockpit of a Fairey Battle, May 1940; note the unofficial squadron pennant flying from the radio mast

British Cruiser Mk IV tank with turret facing the rear, France, late May 1940	Chinese soldier throwing a grenade during Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang, Hubei, China, May-Jun 1940

HMS Glorious and HMS Diana, Norwegian Sea, May 1940; photo taken from HMS Ark Royal	Known as “The study of the Führer,” this was Hitler’s office in the Reich Chancellery that he rarely used, Berlin, Germany, circa 1940. Photo 1 of 2.

Known as “The study of the Führer,” this was Hitler’s office in the Reich Chancellery that he rarely used, Berlin, Germany, circa 1940. Photo 2 of 2.	Maxime Weygang departing from the Élysée Palace where he had just been appointed the commander-in-chief of the French forces, Paris, France, May 1940

Norwegian troops with Krag-Jørgensen rifles north of Narvik, Norway, May 1940	Aerial view of Hickam Field looking toward Honolulu, Hawaii, 3 May 1940. The Pearl Harbor entrance channel is along the bottom of the photo and the Submarine Base can be seen at the upper left.

Troops of 6th Infantry Regiment of Japanese 3rd Division crossing the Bai River north of Yichang, Hubei, China, 8 May 1940	Sims off the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 9 May 1940, photo 1 of 3