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Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom upon the resignation of Neville Chamberlain.
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16748 |
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The United Kingdom invades Iceland.
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16749 |
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Belgium declares a state of emergency.
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16750 |
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Churchill is called on to form a wartime coalition government
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16751 |
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Amiens, France is besieged by German troops; Rommel's forces surround Arras; other German forces reach Noyelles on the Channel.
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16752 |
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In a bold stroke, German paratroops capture the Belgian fort Eben Emael.
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16753 |
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The Belgians blow up all the bridges over the Meuse River to halt the German advance.
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16754 |
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Luxembourg is occupied.
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16755 |
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Churchill offers the former Kaiser Wilhelm II, who is now living in the Netherlands, asylum in the United Kingdom; he declines.
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16756 |
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Dutch government in exile established in London.
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16757 |