-
The Royal Oak is sunk by Germans
The Royal Oak, a British battleship is sunk by Germans -
The USSAR attacked Finland
Fierce fighting took palce in the forests of Finland and the RUssians bombed Helsinki. The Russians wanted to invade Finaland, as this would help if the USSR was attacked by Hitler. -
The Royal Navy sinks Graf Spee
The Royal Navy sank the German battleship Graf Spee -
The French build up forces behind the Maginot Line
The maginot Line was a line of forts and defenses along the German/French border. The BEF were sent to help teh French with this -
The British capture the Altmark from the Germans
The British capture the Altmark, a German tanker -
The Winter War ends
The Finns end the war with the USSR by giving up some of their land and industry before any British and French help was sent. -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway
Hitler invaded Denmark and Norway to prevent Britain trying to stop iron ore from getting through these countries from Sweden to Germany. The Danes did not fight. The Norweigens did and were attackfrom the air and sea. Churchill sent in troopbut the British soldiers were half-trained so had to be withdrawn. It was all a bit of a failure. -
Germans loose thirteen warships in the Battle of Narvik
The Germans loose thirteen thirteen warships in the Battle of Narvik to the British Royal Navy. This is the only not-fail thing about the British trying to help out the Norweigens -
Chamberlain resigns, Churchill becomes PM
Chamberlain resigns from being Prime Minister. Some people want Halifax, others Churchill. Attlee, the Labour Party leader, said his party would not support Halifax.The public also supported Churchill. So he became PM, and formed a coalition government. The Germans also invade Belgium and Holland on this day.
