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1940 in Europe

  • Second Vienna AwardThe 1920 Treaty of Trianon carved the multiethnic Kingdom of Hungary into several new nation states. This decision left millions of ethnic Hungarians outside…
  • Phoney WarAn 8-inch howitzer sat silent in France during the autumn of 1939. This image captures the stillness that defined the first eight months of World War II.