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1940-05-19Maxime Weygand

Weygand Gamelin is replaced by General Weygand as Commander in Chief of French military. Marshal Henri Petain becomes the new deputy Prime Minister of France.

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1940-05-14Queen Wilhelmina

Queen Wilhelmina and the Dutch government evacuate to London ahead of advancing German troops.

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1940-05-11Beaverbrook

The British newspaper tycoon is appointed Minister of Aircraft Production.

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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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1940-04-29Tromso

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

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1940-03-30Chinese Puppet Government

Nanking is declared by Japanese officials as the capital of a new government. The puppet administration was nominally controlled by Wang Ching-wei.

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1940-03-20Reynaud

Prime Minister Daladier of France is replaced by Reynaud. Reynaud promises Britain that France will not make a separate peace with Germany

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1940-01-08Food Rationing

Food rationing is introduced in the United Kingdom.

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1940-01-07Timoshenko

Stalin appoints Timoshenko commander of Soviet forces in Finland. Soviet forces regroup and prepare for a renewed major offensive.

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