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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 ]
This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war. This event, and the declaration of war by France and Britain two days ...
The military history of the United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September 1939 with the declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France, followed by the UK's Dominions, Crown colonies and protectorates on Nazi Germany in response to the invasion of Poland by Germany. There was ...
Erfurt, [9] evacuated by American forces between July 1 and 2, and occupied by the Soviets on July 3; Other points of contact between Western Allies forces and Soviet forces before the end of the war in Europe were: Wismar on the Baltic coast; The Stör Canal, where Soviet and American forces met on May 4, 1945 [10]
Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II; Chronology of the liberation of Belgian cities and towns during World War II; Timeline of the Manhattan Project (1939–1947) Timeline of air operations ...
1911 - Ilversgehofen becomes part of Erfurt. 1919 - Population: 129,646. [15] 1937 - Population: 152,651. 1938 - Hochheim and Melchendorf become part of Erfurt. 1940 - Bombing of Erfurt in World War II started. [3] 1945 April: United States forces take city. [3] July: City becomes part of the Soviet Occupation zone of Germany. [3]
The Spellmount Guide to London in the Second World War (2014) Broomfield, Stuart. Wales at War: The Experience of the Second World War in Wales (2011). Finlay, Richard J. Modern Scotland 1914-2000 (2006), pp 162–197. MacDonald, Catriona MM. "'Wersh the Wine O'Victorie': Writing Scotland's Second World War."
This is a timeline of declarations of war during World War II. A declaration of war is a formal act by which one nation goes to war against another. The declaration is usually the act of delivering a performative speech or the presentation of a signed document by an authorized party of a national government in order to create a state of war ...