Churchill timeline altogether Flashcards
1
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Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Sea
1939
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- GB and France declared war on Germany (Sep)
- Nazi-Soviet Pact (August)
Poland invaded & divided between Germany & USSR - Churchill 1st Lord of Admiralty (September)
Graf Spee sunk (December)
2
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Western Europe, Air, Sea, Mediterranean
1940
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- Ger. conquered Denmark & Norway (April)
Holland & Belgium surrendered (May)
BEF evacuated from Dunkirk (May-June)
France surrendered (June)
- RAF defeated Luftwaffe in Battle of Britain (July-September), preventing German invasion
- Churchill promoted to PM
- Italy invaded Egypt from Libya (November) & Churchill decided to reinforce British army there
Brits expelled Italians from Egypt & invaded Libya (Dec)
Successful Brit attack on Ital. Navy at Taranto (Nov)
3
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Eastern Europe, Sea, Far East, Mediterranean
1941
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- Hitler invaded USSR (June) but failed to capture Moscow
- German battleship Bismarck sunk
- Japan attacked Pearl Harbor & captured Hong Kong
- Germans arrived in N Africa (February) & pushed Brits back into Egypt (June)
Naval victory over Itals. at Cape Matapan,
4
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Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Air, Sea, Far East, Mediterranean
1942
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- Unsuccessful Brit raid on Dieppe (August)
- German offensive in southern USSR
Decisive Soviet victory at Stalingrad (Nov 42 – Feb 43) - RAF bombing offensive started with bombing of Lübeck
- U boat attacks reduced Brit imports to only 1/3 of pre-war level
- Japs conquered Malaya & Singapore surrendered (Feb)
Japan conquered Burma (March-May), threatening India - Tobruk lost (June)
Defensive Brit victory in 1st Battle of El Alamein (July) then decisive victory in 2nd battle (Oct-Nov)
5
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Eastern Europe, Air, Sea Mediterranean
1943
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- Decisive Soviet victory at Kursk (July); from then on Germans continually retreating
- Bombing of Hamburg (July) killed 40,000
- Battle of Atlantic won (May): U boats could no longer hunt in packs
- Axis forces surrendered in Tunisia (May), ending N African campaign
Sicily invaded (July)
Italy invaded surrendered
6
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Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Air, Far East, Mediterranean
1944
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- D Day: GB & USA invaded France (June)
Paris liberated - Red Army expelled Germans from USSR & invaded Poland (July)
Stalin allowed Germans to crush Warsaw Uprising (August)
USSR conquered Romania (August) & Hungary - Decisive air superiority over Luftwaffe achieved
- Brits invaded Burma
- Brit forces landed at Anzio & besieged Monte Casino south of Rome
7
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Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Air, Far East, Mediterranean
1945
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- US crossed Rhine (March)
Germany surrendered (May) - Red Army invaded Germany (January) & entered Berlin (April)
- Bombing of Dresden (Feb) killed 30,000
- Japs driven out of Burma (May) & surrendered (August)
- Ger. forces in Italy surrendered (May)
