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  1. Outnumbered and outgunned RAF Fighter Command were the last line of defence in pushing back the Luftwaffe and Hitler’s invasion of Britain in 1940. In this f...

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  2. Few failed to recognise Churchill's part in Britain's survival and victory. But after six years of war, people wanted more than just a return to the old order. They wanted reform and reconstruction of Britain. On 26 July 1945, Churchill learned that he and the Unionists (Conservatives) had been rejected by the people.

  3. Mar 30, 2011 · Explore a timeline outlining the key events of WW2 - from the invasion of Poland to the dropping of the atom bombs. ... Britain and France declare war on Germany two days later. 1940.

  4. World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on September 3. The war between the U.S.S.R. and Germany began on June 22, 1941, with the German invasion of the Soviet Union, known as Operation Barbarossa. The war in the Pacific began on December 7/8 ...

  5. 3 days ago · World War II was a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during 1939–45. The main combatants were the Axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) and the Allies (France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and China). It was the bloodiest conflict, as well as the largest war, in human history.

  6. Aug 3, 2018 · The Battle of Britain was fought July 10 to late October 1940, during World War II. The Battle of Britain saw the Luftwaffe attempt to destroy the Royal Air Force's Fighter Command in preparation for the invasion of Britain. In over three months of fighting, the RAF succeeded in maintaining air superiority over Britain.

  7. Sep 3, 2020 · 3rd September 2020 at 9:37am. Today, 3 September 2020, marks 81 years since Britain's entry into the Second World War. By 1939, much of the world had returned to peace following the horrors of World War One, more than 20 years previously. With the end of the Great War, there was also great damage across Europe - 17 million people were killed ...

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