April 9

On April 9, 1940 German ships land in several Norwegian cities from Narvik to Oslo. Thousands of German troops were deployed into Norway. At the same time German troops were moving into several Danish cities.

In 1942 Major general Esward P. King Jr. surrenders Bataan to the Japanese. The surrender was against General Douglas MacArthur's orders. 66,000 Filipino soldiers and 12,000 Americans were captured by the Japanese, which was the largest contingent of U.S. soldiers to be captured by the Japanese.