HISTORY DISPLAY CARDS
WW2 Timeline…
We’ll Meet Again: Vera Lynn
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.
