Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Biography and Timeline — Page 17

Alliance Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill and Russia and France

Campaigns with Eden for an immediate alliance with Russia & France

Visit to Chartwell

Leon Blum visits Churchill

Alliance Agreement with France & Britain

Russia offers a tripartite alliance with France & Britain, Churchill urges acceptence

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1939-1940

Alliance Russia and France and Britain, Churchill urges acceptence

Russia offers a tripartite alliance with France & Britain, Churchill urges acceptence

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1939-1940

Alliance Churchill urges Britain to and Russia

Churchill urges Britain to form a military alliance with Russia

Military Alliance with Russia

Churchill urges Britain to form a military alliance with Russia

Air Defence Research Committee

Reviews the final day of the Air Defence Research Committee.

Role range: 1939-1940

Chain Home Radar Network

Twenty radar stations can detect aircraft above ten thousand feet.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Armament

A Ministry of Supply is created, 1st advocated by Churhill in 1936

Ministry of Supply

A Ministry of Supply is created, 1st advocated by Churhill in 1936

Invasion of Poland

Warns the House of Commons of an imminent German attack on Poland

Maginot Line

Invited by Paul Reynaud to examine the defences of the Maginot Line

First Lord of Admiralty

Appointed First Sea Lord of the Admiralty & Member of Cabinet

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1939-1940

First Lord of Admiralty

1st day at the Admiralty

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1939-1940

Sinking of HMS Courageous - Carrier Patrol Loss

U-29 torpedoed HMS Courageous southwest of Ireland on 17 September 1939; the aircraft carrier sank in about seventeen minutes.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Sinking of HMS Courageous

The Corageous is sunk with the loss of over 500 lives

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Invasion of Norway

Proposes an invasion of Norway to intercept Germany's supply of iron-ore from Sweden

Role range: 1939-1945

Narvik Iron Ore Debate

Argues that Narvik is vital because Swedish iron ore reaches Germany through the port in winter.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Broadcast

Churchill makes his 1st wartime broadcast, after the defeat of Poland

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Sinking of HMS Royal Oak - Scapa Defence Shock

Royal Oak's loss inside Scapa Flow exposed weaknesses in the anchorage defences and prompted rapid strengthening of the naval base.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Sinking of HMS Royal Oak

The Royal Oak is sunk in Scapa Flow

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Visit to Paris

Visits the French Minister of Marine to discuss joint Anglo-French naval activity

Role range: 1937-1940 – 1939-1940

Battle of River Plate

A major propaganda victory for the British during the Phony War, Churchills reputation is enhanced

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Step by Step Published

Churchill published Step by Step, a collection of articles assessing international affairs during the 1930s.

Barttle of Narvik

Argues that control of Narvik is vital to disrupting German iron ore supplies.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Iron Ore Debate

Argues that German iron ore shipments through Narvik should be disrupted.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Iron Ore Debate

Churchill argues that mining Norwegian waters would disrupt German iron ore shipments through Narvik.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Norwegian Waters Plan

Presses naval plans to mine Norwegian waters and interrupt ore traffic.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Invasion of Finland

Praises the Finns for "what fee men can do" in the defense of their country

Supreme War Council

Attends the council as Allied leaders discuss control of Swedish iron ore routes.

Role range: 1939-1940

Supreme War Council

Attends the council meeting considering aid to Finland against Soviet Russia.

Role range: 1939-1940

Supreme War Council

Supports measures affecting Norway and Swedish iron ore traffic.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Barttle of Narvik

Supports Allied plans to intervene in Norway and threaten the Narvik ore route.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Supreme War Council

Supports Allied consideration of Norway and Swedish iron ore routes.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Siege of Altmark

Orders the Cossack Captain to liberate Britsh prisoners from the Altmark off Norway. British prisoners are freed without loss of British life, the crew of the Altmark flee

Role range: 1939-1945

Altmark Incident

Supports naval action after German prisoners are found aboard Altmark.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Barttle of Narvik

Presses for mining Norwegian waters to force ore traffic away from Narvik.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Operation Wilfred

Advocates mining Norwegian waters to force a German response.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Operation Wilfred

Presses for mining Norwegian waters to disrupt the ore route from Narvik.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1939-1940

Speech

Speaks at the Guildhall praising the warships opposing the Graf Spee

Role range: 1939-1945