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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 |
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General Heinz Guderian's Panzer corps breaks through at Sedan, France.
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16758 |
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Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees to asylum in the United Kingdom.
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16759 |
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Churchill's "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech in Commons.
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16760 |
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The creation of the Local Defence Volunteers; (the Home Guard) is announced by the new Secretary of State for War Anthony Eden. It is mostly composed of the elderly and retired.
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16761 |
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Rotterdam is carpet-bombed by the Luftwaffe, causing many civilian deaths and tremendous damage.
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16762 |