Table of Data Points

Tag : Europe

1940-05-10Churchill

Prime Minister Chamberlain resigns. Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain.

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1940-05-10Prime Minister Churchill

Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Great Britain.

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1940-05-101940-05-17Operation Fork

746 Royal marines, in violation of Icelandic neutrality, land at Reykavik and begin operations to secure and defend the 100 thousand square km island. On the 17th they are relieved by a force of 4000 British Army troops.

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1940-05-09U-9 sinks Doris

When Doris, a French coastal submarine is sunk by German submarine U-9, the entire crew and three Royal Navy personnel are lost.

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1940-05-02Namsos Evacuation

Namsos is evacutated by allied troops.

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1940-04-301940-05-01Andalesnes Evacuation

4400 Allied troops are evacuated from Andalesnes.

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1940-04-29Tromso

British troops evacuate the King of Norway and the government to Tromso

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1940-04-24Andalesnes

French troops reinforce Andalesnes

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1940-04-231940-04-25Battle of Gratangen

The German 3rd Mountain Division under Eduard Dietl clash with the Norwegian 6th Division under General Carl Gustav Fleischer.

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1940-04-18Andalesnes

British troops land at Andalesnes.

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