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This is a Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II covering Britain 1939–45. For a narrative history and bibliography of the home front see United Kingdom home front during World War II, as well as history of Scotland § Second World War 1939–45 and history of Northern Ireland § Second World War. [1]
The timelines below present the major events of each year of World War II, from the German invasion of Poland in 1939 to the evacuation from Dunkirk in 1940, and on through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour in 1941, followed by Montgomery’s famous victory at El Alamein in 1942, and onto the Allied landings at Salerno in Italy in 1943, the ...
4 min read. Important events of 1939 and the start of the Second World War, including Prime Minister Chamberlain’s (pictured to the left) ultimatum to Hitler; withdraw German troops from Poland or war will be declared. Ready to defy Hitler!
Explore a timeline outlining the key events of WW2 - from the invasion of Poland to the dropping of the atom bombs.
Important events of 1944, including Operation Market Garden and D-Day (pictured above). 20 Jan. Russian troops recapture Novgorod. 29 Jan. The Leningrad-Moscow rail line re-opens effectively ending the siege of Leningrad. 7 March. Japan starts Operation U-Go – an attempt to push the Allies back to India by destroying their bases at Imphal and ...
Explore a detailed timeline of World War Two - the causes, events, soldiers and its aftermath. Discover facts about what happened during the most destructive war in history.
From the day the order to attack the RAF was given, to the British victories of September and October 1940: follow the events of the Battle of Britain.