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| Jan
8th |
Rationing introduced for ham, bacon and sugar. |
| Mar |
The liner
Queen Elizabeth furtively left the Clyde, without undergoing
trials, and sped across the Atlantic to enter service as a
troop ship. |
| Apr 9th |
Germany
invaded Denmark and Norway. |
| May
10th |
Germany invaded Netherlands and Belgium, and advanced into
France. |
| May
10th |
Winston Churchill became Prime Minister. |
| Jun
3rd |
Evacuation
of British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk. |
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| Jun
14th |
The Queen
Mary and several other great liners arrived in the Clyde,
bringing a large contingent of Australian and New Zealand
troops. |
| Jun
22nd |
France
surrendered. |
| Jun
29th |
Germany
occupied Channel Isles. |
| Jul
19th |
First
German
raid on Glasgow |
| Jul-31st
Oct |
Battle
of Britain. |
| Sep |
The ‘Blitz’
on London began. |
| Nov
5th |
German
raid on Fraserburgh.
32 people killed, some as a result of a direct hit on a public
house. Over the duration of the War, Fraserburgh, per head
of population, suffered more bombing casualties than any other
town in Scotland. |
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