10 Jan 1940
- Hitler set the start date for Fall Gelb, the invasion of France and the Low Countries for 17 Jan; however, a German aircraft with plans aboard (against orders) crashed in Belgium, and Belgian intelligence recovered some of the papers. Germany postponed the invasion indefinitely in light of this breach. ww2dbase [Invasion of France and the Low Countries | TH]
- Unofficial peace talks began between the Soviet Union and Finland, but the fighting continued. ww2dbase [The Winter War | AC, CPC]
- Masaichi Kondo engaged Chinese fighters above Guilin, Guangxi Province, China. ww2dbase [Masaichi Kondo | Guilin, Guangxi | CPC]
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