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Britain rearms and reassures Poland March/April 1939
Britain had begun re-arming and a highly secret radar early warning system was installed along the east coast. -
Official Start To World War II
Hitler invades Poland. Britain and France uphold their promise to protect Poland under German invasion. -
German offensive on Eastern Europe
Hitler launched his blitzkrieg (lightning war) against Holland and Belgium. Rotterdam was bombed almost to extinction. Both countries were occupied. -
Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo)
A call went out to all owners of sea-worthy vessels to travel to Dunkirk to take the troops off the beaches of Dunkirk. More than 338,000 men were rescued, among them some 140,000 French