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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Phony War | | | |  Phony War: Encyclopedia II - Adolf Hitler - Early yearsAdolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, at Braunau am Inn, Austria, a small town 90 km (55 miles) west of Linz in the province of Upper Austria, on the bank of the River Inn, which formed the border between Germany and what was then Austria-Hungary. He was the fourth of six children of Alois Hitler (1837–1903), a customs official, and Klara Pölzl, Alois' niece and third wife. Of these six children, only Adolf and his younger sister Paula reached adulthood. Alois Hitler also had a son (Alois Junior) and a daughter (Angela) by his second w ...
See also:Adolf Hitler, Adolf Hitler - Early years, Adolf Hitler - Early adulthood in Vienna and Munich, Adolf Hitler - World War I, Adolf Hitler - The early years of the Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler - Hitler's entry and rise, Adolf Hitler - The Hitler Putsch, Adolf Hitler - The Rebuilding of the Party, Adolf Hitler - The Road to Power, Adolf Hitler - The Brüning administration, Adolf Hitler - The cabinets von Papen and Schleicher, Adolf Hitler - Hitler's appointment as Chancellor, Adolf Hitler - Reichstag Fire and the March election, Adolf Hitler - The Enabling Act, Adolf Hitler - Removal of remaining limits, Adolf Hitler - The Third Reich, Adolf Hitler - Economics and culture, Adolf Hitler - Repression, Adolf Hitler - Rearmament and new alliances, Adolf Hitler - The Holocaust, Adolf Hitler - World War II, Adolf Hitler - Opening moves, Adolf Hitler - Path to defeat, Adolf Hitler - Defeat and death, Adolf Hitler - Legacy, Adolf Hitler - Medical health, Adolf Hitler - Hitler's family, Adolf Hitler - The origin of the name Hitler, Adolf Hitler - Trivia, Adolf Hitler - People associated with Hitler, Adolf Hitler - Documentaries, Adolf Hitler - Dramatizations, Adolf Hitler - Media, Adolf Hitler - Hitler's speeches Read more here: » Adolf Hitler: Encyclopedia II - Adolf Hitler - Early years |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - Vichy France - Vichy composition and policies The composition of the Vichy cabinet, and its policies, were mixed. Many Vichy officials such as Pétain, though not all, were reactionaries who considered that France's unfortunate fate was a kind of divine punishment for its Republican character and the actions of its left-wing governments of the 1930s (see Popular Front). Reactionary writer Charles Maurras judged that Pétain's accession to power was, in that respect, a "divine surprise"; and many people of the same political persuasion judged that it was preferable to have an authoritari ...
See also:Vichy France, Vichy France - The fall of France and the establishment of the Vichy regime, Vichy France - Decision to seek armistice, Vichy France - Conditions of armistice, Vichy France - Formal end of the Third Republic, Vichy France - Vichy composition and policies, Vichy France - Fascist paramilitaries, Vichy France - Implementation of Nazi racial anti-Semitic laws, Vichy France - Contribution of French fascists, Vichy France - Relationships with the Allied powers, Vichy France - Creation of Free France, Vichy France - Tensions with Britain in Syria Madagascar, Vichy France - German invasion November 1942, Vichy France - Independence of the S.O.L, Vichy France - Liberation of France and aftermath, Vichy France - Bibliography Read more here: » Vichy France: Encyclopedia II - Vichy France - Vichy composition and policies |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - History of the British Army - The Great War 1914-18
History of the British Army - Organisation.
At the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, the British Army was a small, professional force of 247,000 soldiers, over half of which were posted overseas in garrisons throughout the British Empire. The regular Army was supported by 224,000 reservists and 269,000 soldiers of the Territorial Force. The size of the Army was in stark contrast to the Royal Navy which was the largest navy in the world, while many of the Army's continental counterparts, such as the French and German Armies (both of whom employed conscription) numbered n ...
See also:History of the British Army, History of the British Army - Origins 1661-1774, History of the British Army - American Revolution Napoleonic Wars and the Long Peace 1774-1854, History of the British Army - Crimea Mutiny Colonial Wars & the Cardwell-Childers reforms 1854-1914, History of the British Army - Organisation, History of the British Army - Operations, History of the British Army - The Great War 1914-18, History of the British Army - Organisation, History of the British Army - Equipment, History of the British Army - Operations, History of the British Army - Inter-War Period 1919-1939, History of the British Army - World War II 1939-1945, History of the British Army - Organisation, History of the British Army - Operations, History of the British Army - End of Empire and Cold War 1945-1990, History of the British Army - Organisation, History of the British Army - Operations, History of the British Army - Age of Mobility 1990-present, History of the British Army - Organisation, History of the British Army - Operations, History of the British Army - Terminology, History of the British Army - Official rifle of the Army 1722-2005 Read more here: » History of the British Army: Encyclopedia II - History of the British Army - The Great War 1914-18 |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - History of Germany during World War II - Foreword When in 1933 Hitler gained, and set on a massive program of rearmament, no one could have predicted the scope, intensity, and duration of the armed conflict that would follow in just a few short years. The worst pessimists in the West predicted a fairly short war of extermination based on the use of poison gases, delivered by aerial bombardment or by other means. The optimists in the West also predicted a short war given what they thought to be the equality of forces of the nations surrounding Germany. When Panzer divisions struck out across ...
See also:History of Germany during World War II, History of Germany during World War II - Foreword, History of Germany during World War II - Start of the War, History of Germany during World War II - North Africa, History of Germany during World War II - South Eastern Europe, History of Germany during World War II - Soviet Union, History of Germany during World War II - The first major defeats, History of Germany during World War II - Italian Armistice, History of Germany during World War II - Defeat in the East the Invasion of Normandy and final defeat, History of Germany during World War II - Sources Read more here: » History of Germany during World War II: Encyclopedia II - History of Germany during World War II - Foreword |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II - The Phony War On September 3, at 11:27, the first air raid siren sounded over London. An unscheduled French aircraft provoked the alert and the two RAF squadrons sent into the air briefly attacked each other. Two aircraft were destroyed and a pilot was killed. So began the war at home.
With the Luftwaffe declining to pound British cities into rubble, and with most priority class people still present, the evacuation plan's value became dubious. Without the 'needed' emergency, additional ...
See also:Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II, Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II - Initial Preparations, Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II - The plan, Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II - The First Evacuation: Operation Pied Piper, Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II - The Phony War, Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II - Later evacuations Read more here: » Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II: Encyclopedia II - Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II - The Phony War |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - European Theatre of World War II - The eastern front On June 22, 1941, Germany launched an invasion against the Soviet Union, code-named Operation Barbarossa. The leader of the USSR, Josef Stalin, had been warned repeatedly by outside sources and his own intelligence network of the impending invasion, but he ignored the warnings. Moreover, on the very night of the invasion Soviet troops received a directive undersigned by Marshal Timoshenko and General of the Army Georgi Zhukov that commanded: "do not answer to any provocations" and "do not undertake any actions without specific orders". The e ...
See also:European Theatre of World War II, European Theatre of World War II - Preceding events, European Theatre of World War II - Outbreak of war in Europe, European Theatre of World War II - Nightfall in Northern Europe, European Theatre of World War II - War comes to the West, European Theatre of World War II - The war in the air, European Theatre of World War II - The Balkans, European Theatre of World War II - The eastern front, European Theatre of World War II - The Allies' invasion of Italy, European Theatre of World War II - The Allies' liberation of France, European Theatre of World War II - The end of the war in Europe Read more here: » European Theatre of World War II: Encyclopedia II - European Theatre of World War II - The eastern front |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - World War II - Chronology Main articles: European Theatre of World War II, Mediterranean Theatre of World War II, Pacific War, End of World War II in Europe
World War II - A debated starting date.
[4]The date on which World War II started is a debated subject; historians do not all agree on which event signified the start of the war. The most common date used is 1 September 1939, marking the German invasion of Poland which resulted in the B ...
See also:World War II, World War II - Causes, World War II - Participants, World War II - Chronology, World War II - A debated starting date, World War II - 1937: Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II - 1939: War breaks out in Europe, World War II - 1940: The war spreads, World War II - 1941: The war becomes global, World War II - 1942: Deadlock, World War II - 1943: The war turns, World War II - 1944: The beginning of the end, World War II - 1945: The end of the war, World War II - Resistance, World War II - The Home fronts, World War II - Technologies, World War II - Civilian impact & atrocities, World War II - Genocide, World War II - Concentration camps labour camps and internment, World War II - War crimes and attacks on civilians, World War II - Aftermath, World War II - Casualties, World War II - A world in ruins, World War II - United Nations, World War II - The Cold War begins, World War II - Main articles, World War II - Media Read more here: » World War II: Encyclopedia II - World War II - Chronology |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - List of military engagements of World War II - Major Campaigns
List of military engagements of World War II - European Theatre.
Blitzkrieg
Polish September Campaign (Operation Fall Weiss) - see also Timeline of the Polish September Campaign
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Norwegian Campaign - see also Timeline of the Norwegian Campaign
Invasion of Denmark and Norway (Operation Weserübung)
Allied campaign in Norway
Battle of France (Fall Gelb)
Battle of Britain ( + Operation Sealion, The German p ...
See also:List of military engagements of World War II, List of military engagements of World War II - Major Campaigns, List of military engagements of World War II - European Theatre, List of military engagements of World War II - Asian & Pacific Theatre, List of military engagements of World War II - Middle East Theatre, List of military engagements of World War II - African & Mediterranean Theatre, List of military engagements of World War II - Battles, List of military engagements of World War II - 1939, List of military engagements of World War II - 1940, List of military engagements of World War II - 1941, List of military engagements of World War II - 1942, List of military engagements of World War II - 1943, List of military engagements of World War II - 1944, List of military engagements of World War II - 1945, List of military engagements of World War II - Sieges, List of military engagements of World War II - Naval engagements, List of military engagements of World War II - Major bombing campaigns, List of military engagements of World War II - Operations, List of military engagements of World War II - Raiding Operations, List of military engagements of World War II - Raiding Units, List of military engagements of World War II - Defensive lines, List of military engagements of World War II - Contemporary wars, List of military engagements of World War II - Pre-World War II wars Read more here: » List of military engagements of World War II: Encyclopedia II - List of military engagements of World War II - Major Campaigns |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - Albert Camus - Literary career During the war Camus joined the French Resistance cell Combat, which published an underground newspaper of the same name. This group worked against the Nazis, and in it Camus assumed the moniker "Beauchard". Camus became the paper's editor in 1943, and when the Allies liberated Paris Camus reported on the last of the fighting. He eventually resigned from Combat in 1947, when it became a commercial paper. It was here ...
See also:Albert Camus, Albert Camus - Early years, Albert Camus - Literary career, Albert Camus - Summary of Absurdism, Albert Camus - Camus's ideas on the Absurd, Albert Camus - Famous works, Albert Camus - Novels, Albert Camus - Short stories, Albert Camus - Non-fiction, Albert Camus - Plays, Albert Camus - Collections, Albert Camus - Movies, Albert Camus - Bibliography Read more here: » Albert Camus: Encyclopedia II - Albert Camus - Literary career |
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| | | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - World War II - Chronology Main articles: European Theatre of World War II, Mediterranean Theatre of World War II, Pacific War, End of World War II in Europe
World War II - A debated starting date.
[4]The date on which World War II started is a debated subject; historians do not all agree on which event signified the start of the war. The most common date used is 1 September 1939, marking the German invasion of Poland, which resulted in the ...
See also:World War II, World War II - Causes, World War II - Participants, World War II - Chronology, World War II - A debated starting date, World War II - 1937: Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II - 1939: War breaks out in Europe, World War II - 1940: The war spreads, World War II - 1941: The war becomes global, World War II - 1942: Deadlock, World War II - 1943: The war turns, World War II - 1944: The beginning of the end, World War II - 1945: The end of the war, World War II - Resistance, World War II - The Home fronts, World War II - Technologies, World War II - Civilian impact & atrocities, World War II - Genocide, World War II - Concentration camps labor camps and internment, World War II - War crimes and attacks on civilians, World War II - Aftermath, World War II - Casualties, World War II - A world in ruins, World War II - United Nations, World War II - The Cold War begins, World War II - Main articles, World War II - Media Read more here: » World War II: Encyclopedia II - World War II - Chronology |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - Western betrayal - Poland
Western betrayal - First World War aftermath.
After the First World War, Poland regained independence after 123 years of partitions. While the victorious Western allies proclaimed their support for an independent Poland, their hidden motivation was to weaken Germany and Russia. Therefore their actual support was limited. One instance is the affair of Silesia. Many French and British politicians desired the industrial region of Silesia to remain part of Germany, so that Germany would have an easier time paying the ...
See also:Western betrayal, Western betrayal - Diplomacy & Eastern Europe Between the Wars, Western betrayal - Croatia, Western betrayal - Czechoslovakia, Western betrayal - Munich Conference, Western betrayal - Second World War Ally, Western betrayal - Finland, Western betrayal - Poland, Western betrayal - First World War aftermath, Western betrayal - Up to 1939, Western betrayal - 1940s, Western betrayal - Russia, Western betrayal - Spain, Western betrayal - Ukraine, Western betrayal - Yugoslavia, Western betrayal - Essays and articles, Western betrayal - Dictionaries Read more here: » Western betrayal: Encyclopedia II - Western betrayal - Poland |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - Attack on Pearl Harbor - Japanese preparations Japan had seized Manchuria in 1931, and had been fighting the Second Sino-Japanese War with China since 1937. During 1941 the long-standing tensions between the Japanese Empire and the United States resulting from these military adventures were rising. The United States and the United Kingdom reacted to Japanese military actions in China by imposing a scrap metal boycott followed by an oil boycott, a freeze of assets and the closing of the Panama Canal to Japanese shipping. Diplomatic negotiations climaxed with the Hull note of November 26, ...
See also:Attack on Pearl Harbor, Attack on Pearl Harbor - Japanese preparations, Attack on Pearl Harbor - United States preparedness, Attack on Pearl Harbor - Breaking off negotiations, Attack on Pearl Harbor - The attack, Attack on Pearl Harbor - Nagumo's decision to withdraw after two strikes, Attack on Pearl Harbor - Immediate aftermath, Attack on Pearl Harbor - Subsequent attacks, Attack on Pearl Harbor - Longer-term effects, Attack on Pearl Harbor - Historical significance, Attack on Pearl Harbor - Japanese views of the attack, Attack on Pearl Harbor - Film dramatizations, Attack on Pearl Harbor - Recipients of the Medal of Honor, Attack on Pearl Harbor - Notes Read more here: » Attack on Pearl Harbor: Encyclopedia II - Attack on Pearl Harbor - Japanese preparations |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - Adolf Hitler - Early years Adolf Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, at Braunau am Inn, Austria, a small town 90 km (55 miles) west of Linz in the province of Upper Austria, on the bank of the River Inn, which formed the border between Germany and what was then Austria-Hungary. He was the fourth of six children of Alois Hitler (1837–1903), a customs official, and Klara Pölzl, Alois' niece and third wife. Of these six children, only Adolf and his younger sister Paula reached adulthood. Alois Hitler also had a son (Alois Junior) and a daughter (Angela) by his second w ...
See also:Adolf Hitler, Adolf Hitler - Early years, Adolf Hitler - Early adulthood in Vienna and Munich, Adolf Hitler - World War I, Adolf Hitler - The early years of the Nazi Party, Adolf Hitler - Hitler's entry and rise, Adolf Hitler - The Hitler Putsch, Adolf Hitler - The rebuilding of the party, Adolf Hitler - The road to power, Adolf Hitler - The Brüning administration, Adolf Hitler - The cabinets von Papen and Schleicher, Adolf Hitler - Hitler's appointment as Chancellor, Adolf Hitler - Reichstag Fire and the March election, Adolf Hitler - The Enabling Act, Adolf Hitler - Removal of remaining limits, Adolf Hitler - The Third Reich, Adolf Hitler - Economics and culture, Adolf Hitler - Repression, Adolf Hitler - Rearmament and new alliances, Adolf Hitler - The Holocaust, Adolf Hitler - World War II, Adolf Hitler - Opening moves, Adolf Hitler - Path to defeat, Adolf Hitler - Defeat and death, Adolf Hitler - Legacy, Adolf Hitler - Medical health, Adolf Hitler - Hitler's family, Adolf Hitler - The origin of the name Hitler, Adolf Hitler - Trivia, Adolf Hitler - Hitler's associates, Adolf Hitler - Documentaries, Adolf Hitler - Dramatizations, Adolf Hitler - Media, Adolf Hitler - Hitler's speeches Read more here: » Adolf Hitler: Encyclopedia II - Adolf Hitler - Early years |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - Vichy France - Vichy composition and policies The composition of the Vichy cabinet, and its policies, were mixed. Many Vichy officials such as Pétain, though not all, were reactionaries who considered that France's unfortunate fate was a kind of divine punishment for its Republican character and the actions of its left-wing governments of the 1930s (see Popular Front). Reactionary writer Charles Maurras judged that Pétain's accession to power was, in that respect, a "divine surprise"; and many people of the same political persuasion judged that it was preferable to have an authoritari ...
See also:Vichy France, Vichy France - The fall of France and the establishment of the Vichy regime, Vichy France - France's Armistice with Hitler, Vichy France - Conditions of armistice, Vichy France - Formal end of the Third Republic, Vichy France - Vichy composition and policies, Vichy France - Fascist paramilitaries, Vichy France - Implementation of Nazi racial anti-Semitic laws, Vichy France - Contribution of French fascists, Vichy France - Relationships with the Allied powers, Vichy France - Creation of Free France, Vichy France - Tensions with Britain in Syria Madagascar, Vichy France - German invasion November 1942, Vichy France - Independence of the S.O.L, Vichy France - Liberation of France and aftermath, Vichy France - Bibliography Read more here: » Vichy France: Encyclopedia II - Vichy France - Vichy composition and policies |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - All Quiet on the Western Front - Themes There are many central themes in the book. Among them is that war is total nonsense. For example, none of the characters have ever seen a Frenchman before the war, much less have reason to kill them, but that is now what they are doing. Some of the soldiers ponder how the war was started, what is it for, and who it benefits. Nobody has any answers.
All Quiet on the Western Front - The horror of war.
The main theme in All Quiet on the Western Front is the brutality of war. The archetypical war novel ...
See also:All Quiet on the Western Front, All Quiet on the Western Front - Plot, All Quiet on the Western Front - Themes, All Quiet on the Western Front - The horror of war, All Quiet on the Western Front - Effect on soldiers, All Quiet on the Western Front - Nature, All Quiet on the Western Front - Film, All Quiet on the Western Front - Sequel Read more here: » All Quiet on the Western Front: Encyclopedia II - All Quiet on the Western Front - Themes |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - The 20th century in review - Major events The 20th century was marked by a period of change. With inventions such as the light bulb, the automobile, and the telephone in the late 1800s, the quality of life improved for many. Alongside such technological progress, no one could have expected what a change 100 years would have on the political world. The United States made huge gains economically and politically; by 1900, the U.S. was the world's leading industrial power in terms of output 1. Africa, Central and South America, and Asia also gradually drifted t ...
See also:The 20th century in review, The 20th century in review - Major events, The 20th century in review - The Great War, The 20th century in review - Russian Revolution, The 20th century in review - Between two wars, The 20th century in review - Global war, The 20th century in review - The Post-War World, The 20th century in review - The World at the End of the Twentieth century, The 20th century in review - Notes Read more here: » The 20th century in review: Encyclopedia II - The 20th century in review - Major events |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - Western Front World War II - 1939 – 1941 Fighting on the Western Front was preceded by the Phony War. Fighting began with Operation Weserübung, the German invasion of Denmark and Norway, in April, 1940. The next month, the Germans launched the Battle of France. The Western Allies — primarily the French and British — soon collapsed under the onslaught of the German blitzkrieg. The British escaped at Dunkirk, while the majority of the French Army surrendered without firing a shot. Fighting along the Front ende ...
See also:Western Front World War II, Western Front World War II - 1939 – 1941, Western Front World War II - 1942 – 1943, Western Front World War II - 1944 – 1945, Western Front World War II - 1944: Liberation of most of France and Belgium, Western Front World War II - German winter counter-attack through the Ardennes Battle of the Bulge, Western Front World War II - 1945: Invasion of Germany and Allied victory in Europe Read more here: » Western Front World War II: Encyclopedia II - Western Front World War II - 1939 – 1941 |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - Western betrayal - Yugoslavia At the Tehran Conference in November 1943, a decision was made by the Allies to cease their support of the Royalist Chetniks, and switch allegiances to Josip Broz Tito's communist Yugoslav National Liberation Army.
While the West (primarily the UK) had supported the Yugoslav monarchy (allowing the exiled King to settle in London and providing assistance to the Chetniks via RAF and SOE) prior to 1943, the people of Yugoslavia had by and large already abandoned it, given how the kingdom deteriorated after the death of King Aleksandar an ...
See also:Western betrayal, Western betrayal - Diplomacy & Eastern Europe Between the Wars, Western betrayal - Croatia, Western betrayal - Czechoslovakia, Western betrayal - Munich Conference, Western betrayal - Second World War Ally, Western betrayal - Finland, Western betrayal - Poland, Western betrayal - First World War aftermath, Western betrayal - Up to 1939, Western betrayal - 1940s, Western betrayal - Russia, Western betrayal - Spain, Western betrayal - Ukraine, Western betrayal - Yugoslavia, Western betrayal - Essays and articles, Western betrayal - Dictionaries Read more here: » Western betrayal: Encyclopedia II - Western betrayal - Yugoslavia |
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| | | | | Phony War: Encyclopedia II - Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II - The plan The plan had been developed in the summer of 1938, by the Anderson Committee. The country was divided into zones, classified as either "evacuation," "neutral," or "reception." With priority evacuees being moved from the major urban centres and billeted on the available private housing in more rural counties. Each area covered roughly a third of the population, although a number of urban areas later bombed were not classified for evacuation. In early 1939, the reception areas compiled lists of available housing. Space for 4.8 million people ...
See also:Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II, Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II - Initial Preparations, Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II - The plan, Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II - The First Evacuation: Operation Pied Piper, Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II - The Phony War, Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II - Later evacuations Read more here: » Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II: Encyclopedia II - Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II - The plan |
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