1940 - 1940 (0 years)
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| 1 | 1940 | - 1 Apr 1940—1 Apr 1940:
BOAC starts operations, replacing Imperial and British Airways Ltd
- 11 May 1940—11 May 1940:
National Government formed under Churchill
- 13 May 1940—13 May 1940:
Germany invades France
- 27 May 1940—27 May 1940:
Start of the evacuation of the British Army at Dunkirk (27 May - 4 Jun)
- 25 Jun 1940—25 Jun 1940:
Fall of France to Germany
- 7 Sep 1940—7 Sep 1940:
Germany launches bombing blitz on Britain, the first of 57 consecutive nights of
bombing
- 15 Sep 1940—15 Sep 1940:
Battle of Britain: massive waves of German air attacks decisively repulsed by the
RAF - Hitler postpones invasion of Britain
- 14 Nov 1940—14 Nov 1940:
Coventry heavily bombed and the Cathedral almost completely destroyed
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