the éphéméride | all on January and 1940.

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• January 1st:

• the conscription is extended to the the United Kingdom: all the men between 20 and 27 years are now mobilizable.

• January 2nd:

• Arrived of the second group of forces Canadian at the the United Kingdom.

• January 4th:

• military Agreement free-Polish officially creating the Polish Army in France.
• the Irish Parliament grants the full powerss to Eamon de Valera to fight against terrorism.

• January 5th:

• the American federal Commission of the communications makes a first demonstration of the radio operator FM.

• January 8th:

• Rationing in the United Kingdom, in particular on butter, sugar and the meat.

• January 10th:

• seizure of German secret documents by the Belgium Hitler force to push back the attack planned for mid-January.

• January 13rd:

• the France and the Spain sign a trade agreement.

• January 14th:

• the Finnish troops penetrate on the Russian territory .

• January 15th:

• Creation in France of the ration cards .

• January 17th:

• Cold wave on Western Europe. The the Thames freezes for the first time since more than one half-century.

• January 18th:

• the Denmark, the Norway and the Sweden affirm their neutrality.

• January 19th:

• the Finnish troops take the small town of Salted.
• the the United Kingdom and the France consider an air operation against the Soviet Union to support the Finland.