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Wyższa Szkoła Pedagogiczna TWP w Warszawie Dr hab. Jakub Basista Meeting 14 Great Britain in World War II. Second World War George VI, 1936-1952 1938 September – Munchen Agreement 1939 31 March – Chamberlain’s speech on guarantees for Poland 23 August – Ribbentrop-Molotov Treaty 25 August – Polish – British Treaty 1 September – Nazi attack on Poland 3 September– Britain declares war on Germany 17 September – Red Army enters Poland 1940 10 May – Germany begins war in Western Europe Polish government transferred to G. Britain May-June – evacuation of Dunkirk 9 July – Temporary Czechoslovak Government established in London (recognized by British on 21 July) 10 July – beginning of the Battle of Britain 11 November – Polish and Czechoslovak governments-in-exile sign a declaration about future cooperation after the war 1941 January – 4 Freedoms proclamation by FDR (speech, worship, from want, from fear) March – Lend-Lease Act – empowers the President to supply war materials to any country whose defense appears vital for USA 22 June – German attack on USSR; Churchill offers USSR help 12 July – GB and USSR sign a treaty concerning common action of both governments against Germany during the war 30 July – Sikorski – Mayski treaty signed (15 August – army cooperation agreed on) 12 August – Atlantic Charter signed by Roosevelt and Churchill on boart of “Prince of Wales” 15 August – The Atlantic Charter accepted as war objectives 14 August – Polish-Soviet military agreement – Polish army to be formed in USSR 4 December – the so-called Stalin-Sikorski Declaration announced (organizational issues and the future of international relations) 7 December – Pearl Harbour; 8 Dec USA declares war on Japan; 11 Dec Germany & Italy declare war on USA 1942 1 January – Washington Pact – declaration by 26 nations at war with the Axis powers not to conclude separate armistice (Declaration of United Nations) 23 January – Polish-Czechoslovak Treaty on confederation after the war 26 May – USSR & GB alliance treaty 11 June – Treaty between USA and USSR on cooperation at war 18-26 June – 2nd Washington Conference – establishing of second front August – talks in Moscow regarding measures against Germany (Harriman represents FDR) 30 August – evacuation of Polish army from USSR to Iran (110,000) 1943 14-24 January - Casablanca Conference – Roosevelt and Churchill decide on landing in Sicily and Germany’s “unconditional surrender” 25-26 April – USSR breaks contacts with Polish government in London (the question of Katyń) 12-25 May – Washington Conference – Roosevelt and Churchill decide on operation “Overlord” 10 July-17 August – landing in Sicily by Allies 3 June – French Liberation Front of De Gaulle formed in Algiers 19-30 October – talks in Moscow regarding cooperation until final victory 29 September – surrender of Italy 22-26 November – Cairo Conference – Roosevelt, Churchill, Chiang Kai-Shek - operations against Japan 28 November-1 December – Teheran Conference – Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin – decisions on war strategy and Polish borders 1944 6 June - landing in Normandy (operation “Overlord”) 21 August –7 October – Dumbarton Oaks Conference (USSR, USA, G.Britain, China) – draft of UN Charter 9-18 October – Moscow meeting; spheres of influence (Churchill, Eden, Stalin) 1945 4-11 February – Yalta Conference 8 May – Germany surrenders 17 July – 2 August – Potsdam Conference (Truman, Churchill/Attlee, Stalin)