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HISTORY DISPLAY CARDS
WW2 Timeline…
We’ll Meet Again: Vera Lynn
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End of World War 1, 1918
Germany forced to give up land and was banned from having an army.
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Adolf Hitler Comes To Power, 1933
The German people vote the leader of the Nazi party as their new leader.
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Gas Masks, 26th September 1938
Issued to the people of Britain.
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Munich Agreement, 29th September 1938
Signed by Neville Chamberlain and Hitler. There is hope for peace.
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Germany Invades Czechoslovakia, March 1939
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World War Two Begins, 3rd September 1939
Britain and France declare war on Germany.
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Germany invades Poland, 1st September 1939
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Evacuation, 1st September 1939
Plans made to evacuate children ready for German air attacks.
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National Registration Act, 7th September 1939
All households provide information for Identity and Ration Cards.
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Anderson Shelters, 1939
By September half a million shelters had been installed in British gardens.
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Dig for Victory, October 1939
Campaign launched.
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Rationing Begins, 7th January 1940
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Winston Churchill, 10th May 1940
Replaces Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister.
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The Blitz, 7th September 1940
Nearly 200 Brits killed or injured in London on the first night alone.
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21st September 1940
Underground stations used as public air raid shelters.
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Coventry, November 1940
10 hours500 enemy aircraft1000 casualties4330 homes destroyed
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Italy, 10th June 1940
Join forces with Germany and enter the war.
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Battle of Britain, 10th July 1940
The Luftwaffe (German air force) attemt to destroy the British RAF (Royal Air Force).
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Morrison Shelters, March 1941
Introduced for people without gardens.
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House of Commons, 10th May 1941
German air raid destroys the House of Commons and the Holborn theatre.
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National Service Act, 18th December 1941
Women called up for war work, jobs such as mechanics, engineers and tank drivers.
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Historic Cities, 28th September 1942
The Luftwaffe begins bombing Exeter, Bath amongst others.
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‘V’ for Victory, 28th September 1941
BBC launches campaign.
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Clothes Rationed, 1st June 1941
British government introduces clothing and furniture.
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Italy Surrenders, 28th September 1943
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Italians swap sides, 10th October 1943
Italy declares war on Germany.
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D-Day, 6th June 1944
Allied troops land in Northern France for the battle of Normandy.
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US troops enter Germany, 11th September 1944
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Battle of the Bulge, 16th December 1944
Germany launches a final offensive on the west, officially called the Ardennes Offensive.
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Hitler commits suicide, 30th April 19454
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Germany surrenders, 7th May 1945
German General Alfred Jodi signs an unconditional surrender of all German forces.
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VE Day, 8th May 1945
(Victory in Europe)
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End of World War 2, 2nd September 1945
Japan surrenders sparking the official end of the war across the world.
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Rationing ends, 4th July 1954
People tear up ration books to celebrate.