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WW2 Timeline…. History display cards. We’ll Meet Again: Vera Lynn. End of World War 1, 1918. Germany forced to give up land and was banned from having an army. Adolf Hitler Comes To Power, 1933. The German people vote the leader of the Nazi party as their new leader.
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WW2 Timeline… History display cards We’ll Meet Again: Vera Lynn
End of World War 1, 1918 • Germany forced to give up land and was banned from having an army.
Adolf Hitler Comes To Power, 1933 The German people vote the leader of the Nazi party as their new leader.
Gas Masks, 26th September 1938 • Issued to the people of Britain.
Munich Agreement, 29th September 1938 • Signed by Neville Chamberlain and Hitler. There is hope for peace.
World War Two Begins, 3rd September 1939 • Britain and France declare war on Germany.
Evacuation, 1st September 1939 • Plans made to evacuate children ready for German air attacks.
National Registration Act, 7th September 1939 • All households provide information for Identity and Ration Cards.
Anderson Shelters, 1939 • By September half a million shelters had been installed in British gardens.
Dig for Victory, October 1939 • Campaign launched.
Winston Churchill, 10th May 1940 • Replaces Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister.
The Blitz, 7th September 1940 • Nearly 200 Brits killed or injured in London on the first night alone.
21st September 1940 • Underground stations used as public air raid shelters.
Coventry, November 1940 • 10 hours • 500 enemy aircraft • 1000 casualties • 4330 homes destroyed
Italy, 10th June 1940 • Join forces with Germany and enter the war.
Battle of Britain, 10th July 1940 • The Luftwaffe (German air force) attemt to destroy the British RAF (Royal Air Force).
Morrison Shelters, March 1941 • Introduced for people without gardens.
House of Commons, 10th May 1941 • German air raid destroys the House of Commons and the Holborn theatre.
National Service Act, 18th December 1941 • Women called up for war work, jobs such as mechanics, engineers and tank drivers.
Historic Cities, 28th September 1942 • The Luftwaffe begins bombing Exeter, Bath amongst others.
‘V’ for Victory, 28th September 1941 • BBC launches campaign.
Clothes Rationed, 1st June 1941 • British government introduces clothing and furniture.
Italians swap sides, 10th October 1943 • Italy declares war on Germany.
D-Day, 6th June 1944 • Allied troops land in Northern France for the battle of Normandy.
Battle of the Bulge, 16th December 1944 • Germany launches a final offensive on the west, officially called the Ardennes Offensive.
Germany surrenders, 7th May 1945 • German General Alfred Jodi signs an unconditional surrender of all German forces.
VE Day, 8th May 1945 • (Victory in Europe)
End of World War 2, 2nd September 1945 • Japan surrenders sparking the official end of the war across the world.
Rationing ends, 4th July 1954 • People tear up ration books to celebrate.