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| Afrika Korps Hitler, Adolf |  |
| Creates the Afrika Korps to prevent the defeat of Italy in nth Africa |
| Alliance Hitler, Adolf | |
| 20th Nov Hungary joins the Axis Powers |
| 23rd Nov Romania joins the Axis Powers |
| 24th Nov Slovakia joins the Axis Powers |
| Ambassador Abetz, Otto | |
| 8th July Vichy Appointed Ambassador to France with the collaborationist regime at Vichy |
| Armistice Petain, Henri Philippe |  |
| 19th June Germany presents armistice terms to France |
| Armistice Hitler, Adolf | |
| 19th June Germany presents armistice terms to France |
| Armistice Keitel, Wilhelm | |
| 22nd June Signs the Armistice Treaty with France after disctating its terms |
| Armistice Kesselring, Albrecht | |
| 22nd June Helps secure an armistice with France |
| 22nd June Meets the demands of Army Group B by providing support over the Somme & the Seine |
| Autumn Journey Hitler, Adolf | |
| 27th Aug Orders are given to carry deception maneuvers along Britain's east coast |
| Barbarossa Guderian, Heinz | |
| Nov The XIX Corps is expanded for the invasion of Russia |
| Barbarossa Halder, Franz von | |
| Warns Hitler about underestimating Russia |
| Barbarossa Hitler, Adolf | |
| 31st July Announces Russian invasion plans to his military commanders |
| 31st July Originally intended to last 5 months |
| 17th Aug Sets Spring 1941 for an invasion of Russia which should last no longer than 5 months |
| Sep Army Groups A, B & C, are moved to the Eastern Front |
| 10th Sep A memo is issued to increase the Army from 143 to 180 Divisions |
| 18th Dec All preparations for the invasion of Russia are to be completed by 15th May 1941 |
| 18th Dec Issues Directive 21 finalizing orders for the invasion of Russia |
| Barbarossa Marcks, Erich | |
| July Involved in planning the invasion of Russia |
| Barbarossa Raeder, Erich | |
| Tries to convince Hitler to defeat Britain before the Americans join the British |
| Battle of Arras Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen | |
| 21st May Arras 5 British Brigades stop the SS Totenkopf & manage to create a retreat to Dunkirk |
| 21st May Arras Rommel engages the British with 88-mm anti-tank guns |
| Battle of Britain Goering, Herman | |
| 10th July 1st day of the Battle of Britain |
| 10th July 1st phase to 18th Aug |
| 10th July British convoys in the Channel from Dover to Plymouth are harried |
| 8th Aug Gathers a force of 2,800 planes, 900 fighters & 1,300 bombers in 3 fleets |
| 8th Aug Over the next 3 days the Germans lose 35 to the British 29 aircraft over the Channel |
| 8th Aug Renews attacks on the Channel, marks the the next phase |
| 12th Aug Luftwaffe attacks are switched to airfields & radar stations |
| 13th Aug 1st day of the main offensive |
| 15th Aug Tyneside About 100 bombers escorted by 40 Me 110's are launched against Tyneside |
| 15th Aug 1,786 sorties are flown |
| 15th Aug 1st large air battle takes place in nth England |
| 15th Aug 5 major actions are fought but the Germans lose 76 to Britain's 34 aircraft |
| 15th Aug Adlertag, eagle day, opening of the decisive phase of the battle |
| 15th Aug The largest air battle of this period |
| 24th Aug Berlin Berlin is bombed by the RAF in retaliation for the bombing of London |
| 24th Aug London 2nd phase to 27th Sept, a route to London is to be opened up by destroying the RAF |
| 24th Aug London Concentrates on airfields in the sth east but bombs are dropped in error on London |
| 24th Aug Airfields & commuincations are damaged as German numerical superiority takes effect |
| 24th Aug Resumes after bad weather |
| 24th Aug The 3rd phase of the Battle begins |
| 6th Sep End of the 3rd phase of the Battle of Britain |
| 6th Sep The Germans have lost 308 aircraft to the British 273 |
| 7th Sep London London becomes the target for incessant bombing |
| 7th Sep The Luftwaffe diverts its forces from destroying the RAF to bombing London |
| 15th Sep London 1,000 bombers & 700 fighters rage over the London |
| 15th Sep London 56 German planes are downed compared with 26 British |
| 15th Sep London Believing the RAF is broken Goering bombs London, 1,300 sorties are flown |
| 15th Sep London Bombing on London peaks |
| 24th Sep Attacks are shifted to main inland RAF bases |
| 24th Sep More than 450 British fighters are destroyed & 103 pilots killed |
| 14th Nov Coventry Coventry is destroyed during a night raid |
| Battle of Britain Hitler, Adolf | |
| Defeats France & then turns on Britain |
| 22nd June France surrenders to the Germans |
| 5th Aug Directive no 17 intensifies the air war against England |
| 15th Aug 1,786 sorties are flown |
| 15th Aug Adlertag, eagle day, opening of the decisive phase of the battle |
| 15th Sep Bomber command destroys 200 barges in France & Low Country ports |
| 14th Nov Coventry Coventry is blitzed by 500 bombers & almost demolished |
| 14th Nov The Luftwaffe cannot gain permanent air control but sporadic night raids continue |
| Battle of Britain Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer |  |
| 12th Aug London Germany has lost 1,733 planes compared to British loses of 915 |
| Battle of Dunkirk Guderian, Heinz | |
| 20th May Dunkirk Reaches the Channel Coast |
| 21st May Arras An Allied counter-attack briefly stops the Germans |
| 24th May Aa Canal 1st Panzer Division breaches the Aa Canal, 15 kilometers from Dunkirk |
| 24th May Dunkirk Hitler orders the left wing to stop, it is forbidden to cross the Aa |
| 26th May Dunkirk The "halt order" is lifted & the Panzers resume their advance |
| 4th June Dunkirk The French rearguard surrenders |
| Battle of Dunkirk Hitler, Adolf | |
| 24th May Charleville A "Fuhrer order" is issued from Rundstedt's HQ forbidding the left to cross the Aa |
| 24th May Charleville "Dunkirk is to be left to the Luftwaffe" |
| 26th May Charleville The "halt order" is lifted & the Panzers resume their advance |
| Battle of Dunkirk Rundstedt, Karl Rudolf von | |
| 23rd May Charleville Drafts a "halt order" after concerns about the Allied counter-attack at Arras |
| 24th May Charleville A "Fuhrer order" is issued from Rundstedt's HQ forbidding the left to cross the Aa |
| 24th May Charleville Explains to Hitler his concerns about the Allied counter-attack at Arras |
| 24th May Dunkirk Halts his forces behind Dunkirk to allow the Luftwaffe the finishing blow |
| Battle of Maginot Line Heinrici, Gotthard | |
| 14th June Maginot Line Heinrici breaks through the Maginot Line |
| Battle of Montcornet Guderian, Heinz | |
| 17th May Montcornet Manages to fend off de Gaulle's attempt to break off his supply lines |
| Battle of River Meuse Guderian, Heinz | |
| 12th May River Meuse From Dinant to Sedan the Germans are within reach of the River Meuse |
| 12th May Sedan Reaches Sedan |
| 13th May River Meuse Guderian crosses the River Meuse |
| 17th May River Meuse Ordered by Rundstedt to launch a "reconnaissance in force", undermines Hitler |
| Battle of River Meuse Hartlieb, Hans von | |
| 13th May River Meuse Cross es the River Meuse |
| Battle of River Meuse Kesselring, Albrecht | |
| 15th May Flanders Suports the German 6th Army in Flanders |
| Battle of River Meuse Reinhardt, Geor-Hans | |
| 14th May Revin Reaches Revin in Belgium |
| Battle of River Meuse Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen | |
| 13th May River Meuse Cross es the River Meuse |
| 14th May Cambrai Strikes out towards the Channel ports via Peronne & Cambrai |
| 14th May Flanders Begins the "German pocket" which will cut the Allied forces in two |
| 16th May Avasnes Advances as far as Avesnes |
| 17th May Le Cateau Advances as far as Le Cateau |
| Battle of River Meuse Rundstedt, Karl Rudolf von | |
| 11th May River Meuse Cross es the Borders of Belgium & Luxembourg towards France |
| 13th May Sedan Present at the German attack on Sedan |
| Battle of River Meuse Schmidt, Arthur | |
| 14th May Anthee Reaches Anthee in Belgium |
| Berlin Construction Speer, Berthold Konrad Hermann Albert | |
| 23rd June Berlin Instructed by Hitler to rebuild Berlin by 1950, must surpass Paris |
| Blockade of Britain Hitler, Adolf | |
| 17th Aug Germany begins its blockade of Britain |
| Bombing of Berlin Hitler, Adolf | |
| 13th Nov Berlin British bombers conduct a night raid on Berlin |
| Bombing of Coventry Goering, Herman | |
| 14th Nov Coventry 449 German planes bomb Coventry |
| Bombing of Gelsenkirchen Hitler, Adolf | |
| 17th Nov Gelsenkirchen British bombers conduct a raid on the Gelsenkirchen oil plant |
| Bombing of London Goering, Herman | |
| 24th Aug London Concentrates on airfields in the sth east but bombs are dropped in error on London |
| 6th Sep London London is bombed, marking the beginning of the London blitz |
| 7th Sep London Fighter Command concentrates its dwindling force after Goering's change of strategy |
| 15th Sep London Believing the RAF is broken Goering bombs London, 1,300 sorties are flown |
| Bombing of London Hitler, Adolf | |
| 7th Sep London The Germans begin their 1st large scale bombing of London |
| 30th Dec London The Luftwaffe use 1,000 bombers to bomb London |
| Bombing of London Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 30th Dec London Germany bombs Londo with 1,000 bombers |
| Bombing of Paris Hitler, Adolf | |
| 3rd June Paris The Germans begin bombing Paris |
| Bombing of Rotterdam Goering, Herman | |
| May Rotterdam Rotterdam is reduced to a blazing ruin for the German invasion of France |
| Bombing of Southampton Goering, Herman | |
| 17th Nov Southampton 150 German aitcraft bomb Southampton |
| Capture of Abbeville Guderian, Heinz | |
| 20th May Abbeville Guderain's tanks break through to Abbeville |
| Capture of Altmark Hitler, Adolf | |
| Feb Increases Hitler's determination to capture Norway |
| Feb The British destroyer Cossack seizes the Altmark off Norway |
| Capture of Boulogne Guderian, Heinz | |
| 24th May Boulogne Guderain's tanks capture Boulogne |
| 24th May Boulogne Ordered to halt by the German High Command & not to advance on Dunkirk |
| Capture of Cambrai Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen | |
| 20th May Cambrai Rommel captures Cambrai, 12,000 enemy troops are taken |
| Capture of Channel Is Hitler, Adolf | |
| 30th June Channel Islands Germany captures the Channel Islands |
| Capture of Cherbourg Hitler, Adolf | |
| 19th June Cherbourg Rommel's 7th Panzer Div captures Cherbourg |
| Capture of Cherbourg Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen | |
| 13th June Cherbourg Captures Cherbourg, the last major operation carried out by the 7th in France in 1940 |
| 18th June Cherbourg Rommel's 7th Panzer Div advances into Cherbourg |
| 19th June Cherbourg Rommel's 7th Panzer Div enters Cherbourg |
| Capture of Clairfay Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen | |
| 16th May Clairfay Rommel captures Clairfay on the Maginot Line |
| Capture of Denmark Falkenhorst, Nikolaus von | |
| Commands the German forces which capture Denmark |
| Capture of Dunkirk Hitler, Adolf | |
| 4th June Dunkirk Dunkirk is captured after its evacuation by the BEF |
| Capture of Holland Hitler, Adolf | |
| 13th May Germany completes the capture of Holland |
| Capture of Holland Wilhelmina I |  |
| 13th May Amsterdam Germany completes the capture of Holland |
| Capture of Landrecies Rommel, Erwin Johannes Eugen | |
| 17th May Landrecies Captures the Landrecies bridge, a crossing point acros the River Sambre into France |
| Capture of Langres Nehring, Walter Kurt Josef | |
| 15th June Langres Captures the Plateau of Langres |
| 17th June Langres Reaches the Swiss frontier, the campaign in the west reaches its final stage |
| Capture of Norway Falkenhorst, Nikolaus von | |
| Commands the German forces which capture Norway |
| Capture of Oslo Hitler, Adolf | |
| 11th April Oslo The Germans occupy Oslo |
| Capture of Paris Hitler, Adolf | |
| 14th June Paris The Germans capture Paris |
| Capture of Ribemount Nehring, Walter Kurt Josef | |
| 16th May Ribemount The XIX Corps captures Ribemount in Northern France on its way to the Channel Coast |
| Capture of Rotterdam Hitler, Adolf | |
| 13th May Rotterdam Rotterdam surrenders after being threatened with bombing |
| Capture of Rotterdam Student, Kurt | |
| 13th May Rotterdam |
