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  1. www.historychristchurch.org.uk › archiveChristchurch in WW2 Book 1

    cc1fc0c2-c0db-4de1-9992-b41e2385df3b. An account of Christchurch during WW2 including coastal defence, anti-tank island and civil defence

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Military_history_of_theMilitary history of the United Kingdom during World War II

    Postwar Britain. The military history of the United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September 1939 with the declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France, followed by the UK's Dominions, Crown colonies and protectorates on Nazi Germany in response to the invasion of Poland by ...

  4. www.historyanswers.co.uk › history-of-war › unsungBritain’s World War II Refugees | All About History

    Sep 7, 2015 · World War II saw the most remarkable and large-scale migration of people to Britain in its history. Britain’s population became more diverse than it had ever been before. Soldiers, sailors, airmen, refugees and war workers came from the British Empire and the Commonwealth, the United States, occupied Europe, and neutral countries like Ireland.

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_ChristchurchHistory of Christchurch, Dorset - Wikipedia

    Early history. Saxon period. The Priory church. The castle. The leper hospital. The English Civil War. 18th and 19th centuries. Ambitious plans. The Battle of Mudeford. Workhouses and poor relief. Schooling. Services and transport. 20th century. Services and transport. World War II. Archaeology. Industrial history. Boatbuilding.

  7. www.bbc.co.uk › history › ww2peopleswarBBC - WW2 People's War - Reminiscences

    Where the recreation ground in Christchurch is there’s a road that runs alongside it, Sopers Lane, there used to be an air raid shelter that used to run about 100 feet along there and the people ...

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  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › British_Empire_in_World_War_IIBritish Empire in World War II - Wikipedia

    When the United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany in September 1939 at the start of World War II, it controlled to varying degrees numerous crown colonies, protectorates, and India. It also maintained strong political ties to four of the five independent Dominions — Australia, Canada, South Africa, and New Zealand [a] —as co-members ...

  10. www.bbc.co.uk › bitesize › topicsTroops from the British Empire - World War Two and total ...

    World War Two was not the first time that Britain sought help from countries from across the British Empire. Many nations whose soldiers made a valuable contribution to the war effort from 1939 ...