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25 August – 1939 Coventry bombing: An Irish Republican Army bomb explodes in Coventry, killing 5 and injuring 70. [18] In London, police defuse two similar bombs and arrest four terrorists. [19] 30 August – Royal Navy proceeds to war stations. 1 September
1939 establishments in the United Kingdom (8 C, 61 P) C. 1939 crimes in the United Kingdom (1 C, 2 P) D. 1939 disasters in the United Kingdom (6 P) L.
The military history of the United Kingdom in World War II covers the Second World War against the Axis powers, starting on 3 September 1939 with the declaration of war by the United Kingdom and France, followed by the UK's Dominions, Crown colonies and protectorates on Nazi Germany in response to the invasion of Poland by Germany. There was ...
The National Government of 1937–1939 was formed by Neville Chamberlain on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George VI.He succeeded Stanley Baldwin, who announced his resignation following the coronation of the King and Queen in May 1937.
The United Kingdom home front during World War II covers the political, social and economic history during 1939–1945.. The war was expensive and financed through high taxes, selling off assets, and accepting large amounts of Lend Lease from the US and Canada.
April – a left-wing Festival of Music for the People is held in London. Participants include a pageant for 500 singers and 100 dancers featuring the American singer Paul Robeson as soloist, a balalaika orchestra playing Russian tunes, music by Alan Bush, and Benjamin Britten's Ballad of Heroes with words by W.H. Auden and Randall Swingler, performed by "Twelve Co-operative and Labour Choirs ...
1939: All Living Things: Andrew Buchanan: Catherine Lacey, Michael Gainsborough: Drama short [1] The Arsenal Stadium Mystery: Thorold Dickinson: Leslie Banks, Greta Gynt, Ian McLean: Mystery: Ask a Policeman: Marcel Varnel: Will Hay, Graham Moffatt, Moore Marriott: Comedy: Beyond Our Horizon: Norman Walker: Milton Rosmer, Josephine Wilson ...
This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war. This event, and the declaration of war by France and Britain two days ...