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| Admiral Forbes, Charles |  |
| London Appointed Commander-in-Chief during the Norwegian campaign |
| Admiral Ramsay, Bertram | |
| 20th May London Appointedmand the evacuation from Dunkirk, operates from Dover |
| Ambassador Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 15th July Guernsey Commando raid on the Channel island of Guernsey, failes to achieve it's objective |
| Ambassador Hoare | |
| Madrid Appointed Ambassador to Spain |
| Armament Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Naval construction is top followed by production of fighters for the battle of Britain |
| 27th Feb London Introduces the Navy estimates to Parliament for the 1st time since 1914 |
| Arrest of Enemy Aliens Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 21st June London Persuades the Home Office to intern 27,000 enemy aliens |
| Arrest of Moseley Mosley, Oswald Ernald | |
| 22nd May London Arrested with leaders of the BUF after rumours about a "Fifth Column" |
| Attorney General Somerville, Donald | |
| 15th May London Appointed Attorney General |
| Battle of Britain Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 10th July Opening day of the battle of Britain |
| 10th July Says, "there is a time to live & a time to die" |
| 12th Aug London Germany has lost 1,733 planes compared to British loses of 915 |
| 12th Aug "Never in the field of human conflict, was so much owed by so many to so few" |
| Battle of Britain Dowding, Hugh | |
| Credited with winning the battle and made a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
| 13th Aug An offensive is discovered when the British use the enigma machine |
| 15th Aug 5 major actions are fought but the Germans lose 76 to Britain's 34 aircraft |
| 15th Aug The largest air battle of this period |
| 25th Aug Berlin RAF bombers attack Berlin for the 1st time |
| 25th Aug Berlin Retaliation for the bombing of London |
| Battle of Britain George VI | |
| London Stays in London during the Battle of Britain & the Blitz |
| Sep Buckingham Pal Buckingham Palace is hit by 6 bombs while George VI is in residence |
| Battle of Britain Leigh-Mallory, Trafford | |
| London Forms the "Big Wing" formations to attack German bombers |
| Battle of Dunkirk Dowding, Hugh | |
| Dunkirk When the Allied resistance collapsed, works closely with Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park, the commander of 11 Fighter Group, in organizing cover for the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force at Dunkirk |
| Battle of France Dowding, Hugh | |
| Dowding, nicknamed "Stuffy" by his men, is unwilling to sacrifice aircraft and pilots in the attempt to aid Allied troops during the battle of France |
| Battle of Halfaya Pass Wavell | |
| 16th June Halfaya Pass 200 of the Western Desert Force tanks are destroyed |
| 16th June Halfaya Pass Rommel orders his Panzers to remove the British from Halfaya |
| Battle of Mers el Kebir Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 3rd July Mers el Kebir The Royal Navy destroys most of the French Navy at Mers-el-K‚bir |
| 6th July Mers el Kebir Ark Royal sinks Dunkerqueat at Mers-el-K‚bir. |
| Battle of Narvik Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre | |
| 24th April Narvik Churchill orders attack but despite 25,000 Allies & naval support German defenses stay |
| 28th May Narvik Britain forces the German troops make a tactical withdrawal from Narvik |
| Battle of Oran Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 3rd July Oran Britain sinks the French fleet which refuses to surrender |
| 3rd July Oran Churchill says the sinking of the French Navy shows how serious Britain is |
| Battle of Taranto Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 11th Nov Taranto The British Mediterranean Fleet attacks the Italian base |
| Birth of Lennon, John Winston Lennon, John Winston | |
| 9th Oct Liverpool Birth of John Lennon in Liverpool |
| Birth of Starr, Ringo Starr, Ringo | |
| 7th July Liverpool Birth of Ringo Starr, Richard Starkey |
| Blockade of Britain Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 17th Aug Hitler declares a blockade of the British Isles |
| Bombing of Berlin Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 25th Aug Berlin The RAF makes its 1st bombing raid on Berlin |
| 13th Nov Berlin British bombers conduct a night raid on Berlin |
| Bombing of Berlin Dowding, Hugh | |
| 25th Aug Berlin RAF bombers attack Berlin for the 1st time, retaliation for the bombing of London |
| Bombing of Buckingham Palace George VI | |
| Buckingham Pal The King & Queen remain resident in London, Buckingham Palace is bombed twice |
| Bombing of Coventry Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 14th Nov Coventry 449 German planes bomb Coventry, killing 380 people and injuring 865 |
| Bombing of Coventry George VI | |
| Nov Coventry Tours the ruins of Coventry for 5 hrs |
| Bombing of Gelsenkirchen Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 17th Nov Gelsenkirchen British bombers conduct a raid on the Gelsenkirchen oil plant |
| Bombing of Germany Harris, Arthur Travers | |
| Decides upon area rather than precision bombing to wreck German production |
| Bombing of Guildhall Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 30th Dec London Visits the ruins of Guildhall with his wife |
| Bombing of Hamburg Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 16th Nov Hamburg The Royal Air Force bomb Hamburg |
| Bombing of London Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London Churchill statys in London during the bombing of London |
| London Opens up the tube stations to the public despite opposition from local officials |
| 23rd Aug London 1st air raids take place on central London |
| 7th Sep London The Luftwaffe begin to systematically bomb London, the blitz |
| 8th Sep London The Chancellor agrees with Churchill & air-raid damage is charged to the state |
| 10th Nov London London is bombed by 170 aircraft |
| Dec London In 5 months 22,000 are killed |
| 30th Dec London Germany bombs Londo with 1,000 bombers |
| 30th Dec London Visits the ruins of Guildhall with his wife |
| Bombing of London George VI | |
| London The King & Queen remain resident in London, Buckingham Palace is bombed twice |
| 9th Sep Buckingham Pal A bomb falls on the garden of Buckingham Palace |
| Bombing of London Morrison | |
| 4th Oct London Former Leader of the London County Council, useful during the blitz |
| 31st Dec London Makes a broadcast on BBC TV outlining plans for fire-fighting in London |
| Bombing of Naples Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 30th Dec Naples Churchill says Mussolini is "the one man" who brought Italy into the war |
| Bombing of Southamton Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 17th Nov Southampton 150 German aitcraft bomb Southampton |
| Bombing of Taranto Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 13th Nov Taranto British bombers bomb the Italian naval base of Taranto |
| Budget Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 27th Feb Introduces the Navy estimates to Parliament for the 1st time since 1914 |
| Cabinet Aitken, William Maxwell | |
| 11th May Appointed Member of the Coalition War Cabinet |
| Capture of French Ships Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 27th June All French ships in British ports are seized by the royal Navy |
| Capture of Gallabat Slim, William | |
| 6th Nov Gallabat Captures Gallabat from the Italians |
| 7th Nov Gallabat The Italians recapture Gallabat |
| 10th Nov Gallabat The British recapture Gallabat from the Italians |
| Capture of Narvik Auchinleck, Claude John Eyre | |
| 7th June Narvik The Germans retake Narvik & complete their occupation of Norway |
| Capture of Paris Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 14th June Paris Churchill realises that Britain will be the next target for Hitler after France |
| 14th June Paris Paris falls to the Germans |
| Chairman Military Comm Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 1st May Appointed Chairman of the Miltary Co-ordinating Committee |
| Chief Bomber Command Harris, Arthur Travers | |
| Appointed Chief of Bomber Command |
| Chief Whip Margesson, David | |
| 9th May London Informs Chamberlain that the Commons favours Churchill as Chamberlain's successor |
| Collar Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 23rd June Boulogne 1st British Commando raid on occupied France at Boulogne, attackers failed to achieve any of their objectives |
| Commander 12 Group Leigh-Mallory, Trafford | |
| London Appointed Commander of 12 Group during the Battle of Britain |
| Commander 2nd Corps Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| 30th May La Panne Appointed Commander of 2nd Corps & ordered to withdraw |
| Commander 5th Corps Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| July Hampshire Appointed Commander of 5th Corps, a promotion |
| Commander BEF Alexander, Harold | |
| May Dunkirk Appointed Commander of the British Exteditionary Force |
| Commander Home Defense Ironside | |
| Appointed Commander of the Home Defense forces |
| Commander in Chief Brooke, Alan Francis | |
| 19th July Appointed Commander of the Home Forces |
| 19th July Appointed Commander of the Home Forces after the evacuation at Dunkirk |
| Commander in Chief Brooke-Popham, Robert | |
| London Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Far East |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief, British forces remaining in France after Dunkirk |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief, British in France after Dunkirk |
| Commander in Chief Edward VIII | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Commander in Chief Peirse, Richard | |
| London Appointed Commander of Bomber Command |
| Constitution George VI | |
| Wants Halifax to sit in the Commons as PM with his peerage in temporary abeyance |
| Council Allied Supreme War Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 31st May Paris Meets the Allied Supreme War Council & declares that Britain will "fight to the end" |
| Council Supreme War Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 31st May Dunkirk Attends a Supreme War Council, announces 165,000 British had been evacuated |
| Death of Chamberlain, Neville Chamberlain, Neville | |
| 9th Nov London Death of Neville Chamberlain, age 71 |
| Declaration of War Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 10th June Benito Mussolini declares war on the Allies |
| Deputy Chief Air Staff Harris Harris, Arthur Travers | |
| London Appointed Deputy Chief of the Air Staff |
| Diplomacy Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 13th June Meets de Gaulle & greets him with the words "L'homme du destin" |
| 28th June Recognizes Charles de Gaulle as the leader of the Free French |
| 19th July The USAagrees to provide Britain with 50 ex-USANavy destroyers in return for access to British naval bases in the western hemisphere |
| 6th Sep Possesses 8 of 50 destroyers from America agreed under the "Lend-Lease" scheme |
| 14th Oct Britain and France agree not to sign a separate peace with Germany |
| Dismissal Hore-Belisha | |
| London Dismissed by Chamberlain |
| Dynamo Brooke, Alan Francis | |
| Dunkirk Hitler rounds the Maginot line forcing evacuation of 340,000 between 27 May-4 June |
| Dynamo Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 20th May Dunkirk Orders the Admiralty to round up shipping in order to evacuate the BEF |
| 4th June Dunkirk "We shall fight on the beaches...... we shall never surrender" |
| Dynamo Ramsay, Bertram | |
| 19th May London Operational control is delegated to Ramsay |
| 20th May Boulogne It is planned to evacuate 10,000 from Calais , Boulogne & Dunkirk every 24 hrs |
| 20th May Calais It is planned to evacuate 10,000 from Calais , Boulogne & Dunkirk every 24 hrs |
| 20th May Dover A conference considers "emergency evacuation across the Channel of very large forces" |
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