1940 ⟶ Churchill Visits Paris, French Defeat Imminent

Churchill visits Paris and hears that the French war is as g...
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1940

🇫🇷 Churchill Visits Paris, French Defeat Imminent

Churchill visits Paris and hears that the French war is as good as over.⟶
ChurchillParisFranceMilitaryWorld War IIDefeatWarPoliticsUK

🚢 British and French Troops Land at Namsos, Norway

British and French troops start landing at Namsos, north of Trondheim in Norway.⟶
British and French Troops Land at Namsos, Norway (1940)
militarytroopsNorwayFranceUKNamsosinvasionWorld War II

💥 Germany Invades France and Benelux; Churchill Becomes Prime Minister; UK Invades Iceland

Germany invades France and The Benelux; Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom upon the resignation of Neville Chamberlain. The United Kingdom invades Iceland.⟶
Germany Invades France and Benelux; Churchill Becomes Prime Minister; UK Invades Iceland (1940)
GermanyFranceBeneluxInvasionUKChurchillWorld War IIIceland

🚨 Belgium Declares State of Emergency; Churchill Forms Wartime Coalition

Belgium declares a state of emergency. Churchill is called on to form a wartime coalition government.⟶
BelgiumState of EmergencyUKChurchillCoalition GovernmentWorld War IIPolitics

🚢 Operation Aerial: Evacuation of British Troops from France

Start of the evacuation of British troops from ports in western France in Operation Aerial.⟶
Operation Aerial: Evacuation of British Troops from France (1940)
UKFranceEvacuationMilitary OperationWestern FrontWorld War IILogisticsWarDefeat

🇬🇧 Churchill Sends Troops to Greece

Churchill orders some British troops in North Africa to be sent to Greece, despite concerns by his military leaders that they are needed in the current campaign against the Italians in North Africa.⟶
MilitaryUKGreeceNorth AfricaStrategyChurchillWarMediterranean