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Events in the year 1940 in Germany.
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4 June: German troops on parade after the surrender of Paris
British destroyers attack the German fleet during the Battle of Narvik
9 April: the German ship "Blücher" is sunk by the Norwegian shore defences at the Battle of Drøbak Sound.
20 May: The Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau opens in occupied Poland