World War II

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The Second World War
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607 Moments
1940
Siege of Malta Commences
Italy Declares War against France and the United Kingdom
Scharnhorst Sinks HMS Glorious Aircraft Carrier
Last day of Operation Dynamo
Belgium Surrenders to German Forces
Allied Evacuation of Troops from Dunkirk
Allied forces retreat to Dunkirk
Oswald Mosley Jailed for Fascist Activities
Guderian's Panzer groups take Abbeville
Maxime Weygand Takes Command of French Forces
Germans enter Brussels and Antwerp
Churchill's Visit to Paris Amidst War Decline
Dutch Army Surrender Agreement Signed
Formation of the Home Guard
Wilhelm II's Asylum in the United Kingdom
Germany invades France and Benelux
Britain Extends Conscription Age Amidst Invasion
Chamberlain Survives Confidence Vote in Commons
Japan establishes puppet regime at Nanking
Paul Reynaud becomes Prime Minister of France
Meat rationing starts in Britain
Soviet Attacks on Viipuri Begin