Table of Data Points
1940-08-30 | Blitz | Bombing of Britain continues. London is bombed in retaliation for the bombing of Berlin. | Read about 'Blitz' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Blitz' | ||
1940-08-25 | 1940-08-26 | Bombing Berlin | The RAF bombs Berlin in response to accidental bombing of London the previous night. | Read about 'Bombing Berlin' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bombing Berlin' | |
1940-08-24 | Coventary | The Luftwaffe mistakenly bomb Coventry, accidentally dictating the future shape of the Battle of Britain. | Read about 'Coventary' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Coventary' | ||
1940-08-24 | Bismark Commissioned | The german Battleship Bismarck is commissioned into the Kriegsmarine. She was the largest ship built by Germany or indeed any European navy and was named for Otto Von Bismarck the 19th century statesman largely responsible for the reunification of Germany | Read about 'Bismark Commissioned' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bismark Commissioned' | ||
1940-08-22 | Shelling of Dover | German artillery being to shell Dover and it's surrounds. | Read about 'Shelling of Dover' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Shelling of Dover' | ||
1940-08-20 | Mediterranean Blockade | Italy announces a blockade of British ports in the Mediterranean area. | Read about 'Mediterranean Blockade' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Mediterranean Blockade' | ||
1940-08-20 | Never was so much owed... | Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. All hearts go out to the fighter pilots, whose brilliant actions we see with our own eyes day after day. Winston Churchill's famous speech in the House of Commons. | Read about 'Never was so much owed...' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Never was so much owed...' | ||
1940-08-19 | Berbera | Italian forces take Berbera, the capital of British Somaliland and the British defenders flee to Aden. | Read about 'Berbera' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Berbera' | ||
1940-08-17 | Blockade | Hitler declares a blockade of the British Isles. | Read about 'Blockade' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Blockade' | ||
1940-08-15 | Cruiser Elli | The Greek Cruiser Elli is sunk by an Italian submarine off the island of Tinos | Read about 'Cruiser Elli' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Cruiser Elli' |
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