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Our World War 2 Timeline continues today as we turn our attention to May, 1940, a bleak month for the Allied Forces.  The United States had not yet entered the war, although they were supplying goods, and the European countries were on their heels and trying to hang on.

At Aces High we are all about respect for the brave soldiers who endured this war, and also our respect goes out to those citizens who spent years under the shadow of destruction.  We hope you enjoy our for flight sim thrills and chills.

Now, we give you May of 1940.

• 1^st Allies evacuate Norwegian ports.
• 5^th Norwegian government goes into exile in London.
• 9^th Great Britain extends conscription age to 36.
• 10^th Germany invades Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
• 10^th Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as Chamberlain resigns.
• 10^th Belgium declares state of emergency. UK invades Iceland.
• 11^th Luxembourg is occupied by German forces.
• 12^th Belgians blow up all bridges over the Meuse River to slow German advance
• 12^th Battle of Hannut begins in Belgium
• 13^th Dutch government goes into exile in London
• 13^th Dutch lose Battle of the Grebbeberg to Germany
• 14^th Rotterdam is bombed by Luftwaffe.  Netherlands surrenders with exception of New Zealand
• 14^th Dutch defeat Germans at Battle of the Afsluitdijk.
• 15^th Dutch surrender; Germany crossed the Meuse River.
• 16^th Churchill visits Paris only to hear that France is about to fall; only England stands in opposition to Germany in Europe.
• 17^th Germany enters Brussels and take Antwerp
• 18^th Germany wins Battle of Zeeland
• 20^th German Panzer group takes Abbeville
• 24^th British leave Norway
• 25^th Allied Forces retreat to Dunkirk. German advance halted as Luftwaffe bombs the Allied forces; RAF defends.
• 26^th Calais surrenders to Germans.
• 28^th Belgium surrenders to Germany
• 30^th In British Cabinet Meeting, Churchill wins a close vote to continue the war
• 31^st Japanese heavily bomb Chungking

No indeed, the war was not looking good for the Allies in May, 1940.  Only the steadfast resolve of Great Britain prevented a complete collapse and ultimate victory for Germany.  It would be nineteen long months before the tide changed and the United States entered the fray.

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