1940 ⟶ The Blitz Begins

September 7: The Blitz, a German bombing campaign against th...
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🪖 First Tank Use at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette

September 15–22: First use of tanks at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette.⟶
First Tank Use at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette (1916)
World War ITanksMilitary TechnologyWestern FrontWeapons Development
FranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermany

💣 Britain and France Declare War on Germany

September 3: Britain and France declare war on Germany; World War II begins.⟶
World War IIAxis PowersAllied PowersGlobal ConflictTotal War
United KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFranceGermanyGermany

💣 The Blitz Begins

September 7: The Blitz, a German bombing campaign against the United Kingdom, begins.⟶
The Blitz Begins (1940)
World War IIAir WarfareStrategic BombingLuftwaffe
United KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermany

✈️ Battle of Britain: Aerial Combat Defeats Axis

July – October: Battle of Britain, the first entirely aerial military campaign, becomes the first significant defeat for the Axis powers.⟶
Battle of Britain: Aerial Combat Defeats Axis (1940)
World War IIStrategic BombingLuftwaffeAxis PowersAllied PowersMilitary StrategyTurning Point
United KingdomUnited KingdomGermanyGermany

🚀 V-2 Rocket Development Commences

The V-2 rocket, the world's first long range ballistic missile, developed by engineer Wernher von Braun.⟶
V-2 Rocket Development Commences (1942)
World War IIWeapons of Mass DestructionMilitary HistoryRocketryNazi Germany
GermanyGermany

💥 Allied Bombing of Dresden

February 13 – 15: Allied bombing of Dresden.⟶
Allied Bombing of Dresden (1945)
World War IIStrategic BombingLuftwaffeEastern FrontCivilian CasualtiesControversy
GermanyGermany