WW2 Timeline…

HISTORY DISPLAY CARDS

WW2 Timeline…

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End of World War 1, 1918

Germany forced to give up land and was banned from having an army.

Adolf Hitler Comes To Power, 1933

The German people vote the leader of the Nazi party as their new leader.

Gas Masks, 26th September 1938

Issued to the people of Britain.

Munich Agreement, 29th September 1938

Signed by Neville Chamberlain and Hitler. There is hope for peace.

Germany Invades Czechoslovakia, March 1939

World War Two Begins, 3rd September 1939

Britain and France declare war on Germany.

Germany invades Poland, 1st September 1939

Evacuation, 1st September 1939

Plans made to evacuate children ready for German air attacks.

National Registration Act, 7th September 1939

All households provide information for Identity and Ration Cards.

Anderson Shelters, 1939

By September half a million shelters had been installed in British gardens.

Dig for Victory, October 1939

Campaign launched.

Rationing Begins, 7th January 1940

Winston Churchill, 10th May 1940

Replaces Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister.

The Blitz, 7th September 1940

Nearly 200 Brits killed or injured in London on the first night alone.

21st September 1940

Underground stations used as public air raid shelters.

Coventry, November 1940

10 hours500 enemy aircraft1000 casualties4330 homes destroyed

Italy, 10th June 1940

Join forces with Germany and enter the war.

Battle of Britain, 10th July 1940

The Luftwaffe (German air force) attemt to destroy the British RAF (Royal Air Force).

Morrison Shelters, March 1941

Introduced for people without gardens.

House of Commons, 10th May 1941

German air raid destroys the House of Commons and the Holborn theatre.

National Service Act, 18th December 1941

Women called up for war work, jobs such as mechanics, engineers and tank drivers.

Historic Cities, 28th September 1942

The Luftwaffe begins bombing Exeter, Bath amongst others.

‘V’ for Victory, 28th September 1941

BBC launches campaign.

Clothes Rationed, 1st June 1941

British government introduces clothing and furniture.

Italy Surrenders, 28th September 1943

Italians swap sides, 10th October 1943

Italy declares war on Germany.

D-Day, 6th June 1944

Allied troops land in Northern France for the battle of Normandy.

US troops enter Germany, 11th September 1944

Battle of the Bulge, 16th December 1944

Germany launches a final offensive on the west, officially called the Ardennes Offensive.

Hitler commits suicide, 30th April 19454

Germany surrenders, 7th May 1945

German General Alfred Jodi signs an unconditional surrender of all German forces.

VE Day, 8th May 1945

(Victory in Europe)

End of World War 2, 2nd September 1945

Japan surrenders sparking the official end of the war across the world.

Rationing ends, 4th July 1954

People tear up ration books to celebrate.