1940 ⟢ Queen Wilhelmina Flees to the UK

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees to asylum in the U...
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1941

πŸ‘‘ Queen Wilhelmina Flees to the UK

Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees to asylum in the United Kingdom.⟢
Queen Wilhelmina Flees to the UK (1940)
NetherlandsQueen WilhelminaUnited KingdomexileWorld War IIpoliticsroyaltyrefugees

πŸ‘‘ Churchill Offers Kaiser Asylum, Kaiser Declines

Churchill offers the former Kaiser Wilhelm II, who is now living in the Netherlands, asylum in the United Kingdom; he declines.⟢
Churchill Offers Kaiser Asylum, Kaiser Declines (1940)
United KingdomKaiser Wilhelm IIasylumpoliticalWorld War IINetherlandsdiplomacyexile

πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Dutch Government-in-Exile Established in London

Dutch government-in-exile established in London.⟢
Dutch Government-in-Exile Established in London (1940)
Netherlandsgovernment-in-exileUnited KingdompoliticsWorld War IIdiplomacyexileresistance

🀝 UK and USSR Sign Assistance Pact

Assistance Pact signed between the United Kingdom and the USSR.⟢
United KingdomSoviet UnionAllianceMilitary CooperationDiplomacyEastern FrontWorld War II

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US, UK, Netherlands, New Zealand Declare War on Japan; Day of Infamy Speech

The United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and New Zealand declare war on Japan; Roosevelt's Day of Infamy speech.⟢
US, UK, Netherlands, New Zealand Declare War on Japan; Day of Infamy Speech (1941)
United StatesWar DeclarationJapanPearl HarborWorld War IIUnited KingdomNetherlandsNew ZealandPolitical ResponseDay of Infamy