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| Ambassador Cooper, Alfred Duff |  |
| Paris Appointed Ambassador to France, liaises with the Free French |
| Anvil Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| June A seabourne assault on southern France at the same time as Overlord |
| July Operation Anvil, which is renamed Operation Dragoon, the liberation of south east France by US, Free French and British troops |
| Archbishop of Canterbury Fisher, Geoffrey | |
| Canterbury Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Assassination of Guiness Moyne | |
| 5th Nov Cairo A senior official in Palestine is gunned down by Jewish terrorists in Cairo |
| Battle of Arnhem Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| 17th Sep Arnhem 2 Divs of the SS Panzer Corps are refitting in Arnhem when the British arrive |
| 17th Sep Arnhem The battle is launched in order to secure a bridghead over the Rhine |
| 17th Sep Arnhem The British 1st Airborne Division is stopped at Arnhem |
| 17th Sep Arnhem TheBritish are penned in by 2 divisions of the SS Panzer Corps |
| 17th Sep Nijmegen Secures the Nijmegen Bridge & the South Bank of the Lek |
| 17th Sep River Lek Secures the Nijmegen Bridge & the South Bank of the Lek |
| 25th Sep Arnhem Montgomery orders a retreat, the British lose 1,130 killed & 6,000 taken prisoner |
| 26th Sep Arnhem The 1st airborne retreats, 2,200 are evacuated, 7,000 are captured, killed or wounded |
| 27th Sep Arnhem Orders are given to join up with the 2nd Army on the south bank of the Rhine |
| Battle of Coriano, 1st Hull, Richard | |
| Coriano Commander of the 1st Armoured Division during the first Battle of Coriano |
| Battle of Coriano, 2nd Hull, Richard | |
| Coriano Commander of the 1st Armoured Division during the second Battle of Coriano |
| Battle of Imphal Slim, William | |
| Imphal Concentrates 17th, 20th & 23rd Indian divisions around Imphal |
| Imphal The 33rd Corps join at Imphal & the Japanese supply lines are cut |
| River Chindwin The Japanese are forced back to the Chindwin River |
| Birth of Beck, Jeff Beck, Jeff | |
| Birth of Jeff Beck |
| Birth of Daltrey, Roger Daltrey, Roger | |
| 1st Mar London Birth of Roger Daltrey, the same working class neighbourhood that produced fellow Who members Pete Townshend and John Entwistle |
| Birth of Davies, Raymond Douglas Davies, Raymond Douglas | |
| 21st June London Birth of Raymond Douglas Davies |
| Birth of Kinnock, Glenys Kinnock, Glenys | |
| Birth of Glenys Kinnock |
| Birth of Oldham, Andrew Loog Oldham, Andrew Loog | |
| 29th Jan Birth of Andrew Loog Oldham |
| Birth of Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| 9th Jan Hounslow Birth of James Patrick "Jimmy" Page |
| Birth of Tavener, John Tavener, John | |
| London Birth of John Tavener |
| Bluecoat Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| 30th July Caen Supports Bradley's left flank & engages the Germans sth of Caen |
| 30th July Vire The Canadians & British move into Vire & force a German rereat |
| Bombing of Berlin Harris, Arthur Travers | |
| 20th Jan Berlin The RAF drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin |
| Bombing of Caen Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 6th June Caen 1st day of the bombing of Caen |
| Bombing of Caen Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| 18th July Caen Caen is bombed to obliterate enemy defences but only the southern suburbs are taken |
| Bombing of London Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 13th June London V-1 missiles 1st land on London |
| 8th Sep London London is hit by V-2 rockets for first time, missiles falling on Epping and Chiswick |
| Bombing of Lyon Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| June Lyon 717 French are killed |
| June Lyon Marshalling yards are bombed to disrupt German suppllies to Normandy |
| Bombing of Normandy Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 5th June Normandy The highest tonnage of bombs in one night during the war is dropped by Britain |
| Bombing of Trappes Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 6th June Trappes The marshalling yards of Trappes are bombed to disrupt German suppllies to Normandy |
| Brigadier General Powell, John Enoch | |
| Appointedrigadier-General |
| British Representitive Cooper Cooper, Alfred Duff | |
| Appointed British Representitive to the French Committee of Liberation |
| Capture of Bordeaux Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| 7th June Bordeaux The Allies capture Bordeaux, 1st French town to be liberated |
| Capture of Brussels Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 3rd Sep Brussels British troops occupy Brussels |
| Capture of Caen Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| 7th July Caen A massive air bombardment commences on Caen which devastates the city |
| 19th July Caen The Allies capture Caen |
| Capture of Cassino Alexander, Harold | |
| 18th May Cassino Leads an Allied force which captures Cassino |
| Capture of Pegaus Bridge Brotheridge, Danny | |
| 6th June Pegaus Bridge 1st Allied death in Normandy |
| 6th June Pegaus Bridge Leads the infantry capture of 2 bridges codenamed Pegasus & Horsa |
| Capture of Pegaus Bridge Gale, Richard | |
| 6th June Pegaus Bridge Parachutes behind enemy lines & captures Benouville, including Pegasus Bridge |
| Capture of Pegaus Bridge Howard, John | |
| 6th June Pegaus Bridge Commands infantryman who land by glider & capture 2 bridges codenamed Pegasus & Horsa |
| Capture of Pegaus Bridge Poett, Nigel | |
| 6th June Pegaus Bridge Parachutes behind enemy lines & helps secure Pegasus Bridge |
| Capture of River Odon Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| 27th June River Odon The British establish a bridge-head on the River Odon |
| Capture of Rome Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 5th June Rome Announces the Allied liberation of Rome in the Commons |
| 5th June Announces the Allied liberation of Rome in the Commons |
| Charnwood Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 8th July Caen 1st day of the operation launched by Montgomery to capture Caen |
| Charnwood Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| 6th July Caen Asks for heavy bomber support from Leigh-Mallory |
| 8th July Caen 1st day of the operation launched by Montgomery to capture Caen |
| Commander 2nd Army Dempsey, Miles | |
| Normandy Appointed Commander of the British 2nd Army |
| Commander 8th Army Lease, Oliver | |
| Appointed Commander of the 8th Army |
| Commander Allied Forces Leese, Oliver | |
| Appointed Commander of the Allied Land Forces of South East Asia |
| Commander in Chief Leigh-Mallory, Trafford | |
| Appointed Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, South East Asia |
| Commander XXX Corps Horrocks, Brian | |
| Appointed Commander of XXX Corps in Normandy |
| Conference of Bretton Woods Keynes, John Maynard | |
| London Planning post war economic reconstruction making the $ the world's main currency |
| Conference of Dumarton Oaks Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 21st Aug Dumbarton Oaks The US, Britain, Russia and China open the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, It lays the foundation for the establishment of the UN |
| Counsellor of State Elizabeth II | |
| Appointed Counsellor of State, exercises functions of the throne for 1st time |
| D Day George VI | |
| 17th June Normandy Cross es over to Normandy in the Arethusa & attends a conference at Montogomery's HQ |
| Death of Andrew Philip | |
| 3rd Dec Monte Carlo Death of Andrew, Prince Philip's father |
| Death of Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 15th Sep London Approves a plan to shoot Nazi leaders without trial |
| Death of Guiness Moyne | |
| 5th Nov Cairo A senior official in Palestine is gunned down by Jewish terrorists in Cairo |
| Diplomacy Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| June London At Churchill's request Stalin agrees to a Russian offensive during D-Day |
| 24th Dec Athens Restores Greek confidence in Britain after demonstrations by the Nat Libreration Front |
| Dragoon Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 2nd July Churchill asks Eisenhower to cancel Dragoon in order to break the deadllock at Caen |
| 17th Aug 130,000 men and 18,000 vehicles had landed |
| 28th Aug Toulon and Marseilles are liberated during Operation Dragoon |
| Epson Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| 26th June Caen Fails to make any advance |
| 26th June Caen Launches an attack on Caen, operation Epson |
| Execution of War Criminals Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 15th Sep London Approves a plan to shoot Nazi leaders without trial |
| Field Marshal Brooke, Alan Francis | |
| Appointed Field Marshal |
| Field Marshal Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| Appointed Field Marshal |
| Fortitude Thorne, Andrew | |
| Pas de Calais Leads the fictitious British 4th Army to distract Germans from Operation Overlord |
| Foundation of United Nations Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 21st Aug Dumbarton Oaks The US, Britain, Russia and China open the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, It lays the foundation for the establishment of the UN |
| Goodwood Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| 18th July Caen 7 out of 8 Panzers in Normandy are engaged in battle |
| 18th July Caen Caen is bombed to obliterate enemy defences but only the southern suburbs are taken |
| 18th July Caen Launched in order to clear Caen but the British lose 5,537 casualties & 400 tanks |
| 18th July Caen Launches 3 Divs east of Caen to gain the Bourguebus Ridge on the road to Falaise |
| 18th July Caen The British lose 450 tanks, the Sherman displays serious weaknesses |
| Governor General Dugan, Winston Joseph | |
| Appointed Governor General of Australia, 1st term |
| High Commissioner Vereker | |
| Palestine Appointed High Commissioner of Palestine & Trans -Jordan |
| Independence Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London The Cabinet agrees to partition Palestine & create a Jewish state after the war |
| Invasion of Italy Alexander, Harold | |
| 11th May Cassino Commands an invasion of Italy to divert the Axis powers from the D-Day landings |
| Invasion of Italy Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 22nd Jan Anzio The Allied landings in Anzio begin |
| 23rd Jan Anzio 36,000 Allied roops sucessfuly land with the loss of only 13 lives |
| Landing Gold Beach Bucknall, Gerard | |
| 6th June Gold Beach Commands the British 30th Corps on Gold beach |
| Launch Vanguard Elizabeth II | |
| Greenock Launches the HMS Vanguard |
| Lieutenant, 1st Philip | |
| July Appointed Lieutenant, 1st, on board HMS Whelp |
| July Appointed Lieutenant, 1st, on board the Whelp |
| Market Garden Browning, Frederick | |
| June Arnhem At the Battle of Arnhem makes the comment "I think we might be going a bridge too far" |
| Market Garden Gavin, James | |
| June Arnhem Leads an attack whih takes the Nijmegen Bridge |
| Market Garden Horrocks, Brian | |
| Arnhem Fails to relieve the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem |
| Operation Totalize Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| 8th Aug Gace Orders an airborne division to Gace to close the ring around the main German forces |
| 17th Aug Chambois Orders the Canadians to close the gap between the 1st Canadian & 3rd USAArmy |
| 22nd Aug Chambois The Poles & Americans meet & seal the Falaise pocket, ends the Normandy Campaign |
| Operation Totalize Motgom | |
| 17th Aug Falaise The Canadian infantry enter the ruins of Falaise |
| 22nd Aug Falaise The Poles & Americans meet & seal the Falaise pocket, ends the Normandy Campaign |
| Overlord Brotheridge, Danny | |
| 6th June Pegaus Bridge 1st Allied death in Normandy |
| 6th June Pegaus Bridge Leads the infantry capture of 2 bridges codenamed Pegasus & Horsa |
| Overlord Browning, Frederick | |
| June Normandy Commands the 1st Airbourne Division during the Normandy landings |
| Overlord Bucknall, Gerard | |
| 6th June Normandy Commands the British 30th Corps on Gold beach |
| Overlord Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 15th May Montgomerry presents Overlord plans to senior commanders, the King, Smuts & Churchill |
| 28th May Subordinate commanders are informed D-Day will be 5th June |
| 5th June Normandy 1,000 British bombers strike 10 German gun batteries, 5,000 tons of bombs are dropped |
| 5th June Normandy 176,000 men & 20,000 vehicles are to be landed in 2 days |
