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Mobilization

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

11Records
1939–1943Date range
3Named people
5Places

Chronological records

1939

Neville Chamberlain29 March 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Cabinet decides to double the territorial force

Neville ChamberlainMarch 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Cabinet decides in the event of war with Germany an army will be sent to Europe

Neville Chamberlain27 April 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Conscription is introduced

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st1 September 1939

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Full mobilization of the 3rd Division is ordered

1940

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1stJune 1940

Brighton · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The 3rd Division is stationed to defend the coast around Brighton

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1stJune 1940

Steyning · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Sets up a Divisional HQ near Steyning

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st1940

Somerset · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Begins the re-formation of the 3rd Division after Dunkirk

1942

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1stFebruary 1942

Agheila · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Eighth Army reaches Agheila but it cannot be captured from Rommel

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill6 August 1942

London · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Advises the War Cabinet to split-off Persia & Irak from the Middle East Command. Advises the War Cabinet to replace Auchinleck by Alexander. Advises the War Cabinet to appoint Gott as the Commander of the Eighth Army

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st10 August 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Leaves Britain to take command of the Eighth Army

1943

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1st7 April 1943

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The British & US forces join up in North Africa

Names involved

Bernard Law Montgomery Alamein, 1stNeville ChamberlainWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill

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