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Tag : Britain


	1939-09-04		Kiel Canal	In the first British attack of the war, British aircraft unsucessfully attack the German coast near the entrance to the Kiel Canal. Seven aircraft are lost.	Read about 'Kiel Canal' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Kiel Canal'
	1939-09-03		Athenia	British ocean liner is sunk by U-30. The German captain thought his target was an auxiliary cruiser. 28 of the passengers were Americans. Britain believes Germany is beginning a campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare and creates a system of convoys.	Read about 'Athenia' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Athenia'
	1939-09-02		Ultimatum	The United Kingdom and France issue a joint ultimatum to Germany, requiring German troops to evacuate Polish territory	Read about 'Ultimatum' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Ultimatum'
	1939-08-25		British Poland Alliance	A formal alliance is signed between Britain and Poland.	Read about 'British Poland Alliance' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'British Poland Alliance'
	1938-09-29		Munich Agreement	British prime minister Chamberlain negotiates for Peace in our Time. This agreement granted Germany the Sudetenland, a German-speaking area of Czechosolvakia. Hitler promises this will be his last territorial demand.	Read about 'Munich Agreement' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Munich Agreement'
	1912-06-23		Alan Turing Born	A pioneer of computer science who devised a number of techniques for breaking German ciphers, including the method of the bombe, a machine used to crack Enigma. He, arguably, made the greatest single contribution to the allied war effort.	Read about 'Alan Turing Born' on WikiPedia	Discuss 'Alan Turing Born'

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