Today in World War II History—March 21, 1940 & 1945
Saturday, March 21, 2020 by Sarah Sundin

Ohka at Planes of Fame Museum, Chino, CA, November 2014 (Photo: Sarah Sundin)
80 Years Ago—March 21, 1940: Édouard Daladier resigns as Prime Minister of France after vote of no confidence from Parliament, replaced by Paul Reynaud.
First German merchant ship is sunk by a British submarine: HMS Ursula sinks German freighter Heddernheim north of Denmark.
75 Years Ago—March 21, 1945: Japanese use rocket-powered Ohka kamikaze plane for the first time, but cause little damage to US Fifth Fleet.