World War II Timeline: September 1940

A dated guide to 4 documented events in September 1940, with links to individual historical records.

Dated historical records

Entries below follow the dates recorded in the WWII CHRONOS archive. Each linked title opens the original historical entry, including its source reference.

1. 1940-09-07 — Beginning of the London Blitz — German aircraft begin a series of mass raids on London.
2. 1940-09-11 — Bell Labs Publicly Demonstrates Remote Computing over Telephone Lines — An early demonstration of remote access to a computing machine.
3. 1940-09-23 — American Bantam Delivers the First Prototype of the Future Jeep — 49 days elapsed from order to prototype delivery.
4. 1940-09-27 — Tripartite Pact — Germany, Italy and Japan formalise a military-political alliance.

For wider context, explore the interactive historical timeline and compare events across theaters.