battle of britain and the homefront

  • Nazi Germany invaded Poland

    Nazi Germany invaded Poland
  • France and UK declared war on Germany

    France and UK declared war on Germany
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    the Phoney War

    It was a period of war without conflicts (with a few exception, the Battle of Norway for exemple)
  • The URSS invaded Poland

    The URSS invaded Poland
  • the Battle of the River Plate

    the Battle of the River Plate
    The first major naval encounter of WWII
  • Churchill became the British prime minister

    Churchill became the British prime minister
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    the Battle of France

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    Operation Dynamo

    also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, it was the evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France
  • Paris captured by the nazis

    Paris captured by the nazis
  • French signed the Armistice

    French signed the Armistice
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    the Battle of Britain

    It was a military campaign of the Second World War, the first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces
  • the Tripartite pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan

    the Tripartite pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan
    The Tripartite Pact, also known as the Berlin Pact, was an agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan signed in Berlin on 27 September 1940. It was a defensive military alliance.