Battle of Britain
Visits No. 11 Group headquarters during the climactic daylight attacks.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
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Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Biography and Timeline — Page 22
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1940
Operation Sea Lion Alert
Maintains invasion readiness while Germany threatens a cross-Channel landing.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Tizard Mission
Supports technological cooperation with the United States.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Operation Menace
Authorises the failed Allied expedition against Dakar.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Siege of Dakar
Churchill decides to abandon the attempt to capture the port of Dakar
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Dakar Failure
Accepts withdrawal from Dakar after Vichy resistance holds.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Battle of Britain
Tells the country that invasion danger remains despite RAF success.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Radar Defence
Praises Fighter Command while radar remains vital to defence.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Cabinet War Rooms
Uses underground war rooms as the Blitz makes central London dangerous.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Churchill appoints Ernest Bevin as Minister of Labour
Role range: 1940-1945 – 1940-1945
Operation Sea Lion
Adolf Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion
Role range: 1939-1945
International Agreement
Britain and France agree not to sign a separate peace with Germany
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Greek War
Promises support after Italy attacks Greece.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Invasion Threat Reduced
Continues invasion precautions as the immediate German landing threat declines.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Battle of the Atlantic
Focuses on convoy protection as U-boat losses increase.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Bombing of London
London is bombed by 170 aircraft
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Battle of Taranto
The British Mediterranean Fleet attacks the Italian base
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Taranto Raid
Welcomes the Fleet Air Arm attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Bombing of Berlin
British bombers conduct a night raid on Berlin
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Bombing of Taranto
British bombers bomb the Italian naval base of Taranto
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Bombing of Coventry
449 German planes bomb Coventry, killing 380 people and injuring 865
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Coventry Blitz
Responds to the severe German bombing of Coventry.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Bombing of Hamburg
The Royal Air Force bomb Hamburg
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Bombing of Gelsenkirchen
British bombers conduct a raid on the Gelsenkirchen oil plant
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Bombing of Southampton
150 German aitcraft bomb Southampton
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Airborne Radar
Airborne radar is successfully used by the Royal Air Force.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Birmingham Blitz
A major German air raid causes extensive deaths and destruction across Birmingham.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Mediterranean Strategy
Reviews British commitments in Egypt Greece and the Mediterranean.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Bristol Blitz
German bombing causes severe damage across Bristol.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
War Cabinet Review
Reviews air defence shipping losses and imperial commitments.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Operation Compass
Authorises offensive action against Italian forces in Egypt.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Western Desert Offensive
Receives news of early British success against Italian forces.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Roosevelt Correspondence
Presses Roosevelt for greater American material aid.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Lend Lease Appeal
Appeals for American help as Britain's financial resources are strained.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Manchester Blitz
Responds to the bombing of Manchester during the winter Blitz.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Christmas Broadcast
Addresses the Empire during the first wartime Christmas of his premiership.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
London Blitz
Responds after heavy bombing and fires across the City of London.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Bombing of Guildhall
Visits the ruins of Guildhall with his wife
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Bombing of London
Visits the ruins of Guildhall with his wife. Germany bombs Londo with 1,000 bombers
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
Bombing of Naples
Churchill says Mussolini is "the one man" who brought Italy into the war
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1940-1945
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