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Kennedy: British are a lost cause
27th September 1940: The US Ambassador to Britain tells President Roosevelt of his 'complete lack of confidence in the entire [British] conduct of this…
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London takes brunt of raids
26th September 1940: After nearly three weeks of nightly raids no corner of the capital is spared and residents are resigned if no less fearful
Sep 26
3
Daylight raid hits aircraft factory
25th September 1940: Luftwaffe bombers find the largest aircraft factory in the world and kill nearly a hundred workers
Sep 25
3
George Cross instituted
24th September 1940: The King creates a new award for valour - to rank alongside the Victoria Cross
Sep 24
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Debacle at Dakar
23rd September 1940: An attempt by Free French leader General De Gaulle to persuade the French Naval base at Dakar to change sides ends in disaster
Sep 23
5
'Ack Ack' over London
22nd September 1940: The sound of the Anti-Aircraft Guns helps reassure Londoners, even if they cannot stop the bombs falling
Sep 22
5
Another lucky escape
21st September 1940: A fighter pilot recalls the narrowest of margins between survival and obliteration
Sep 21
13
Luftwaffe change tactics again
20th September 1940: Hermann Göring orders the use of 'Jabos' - fighter bombers to try to entice the RAF into battle
Sep 20
12
The menace of the 'Parachute Mine'
19th September 1940: A devastating new weapon becomes a particular hazard for civilians in Britain
Sep 19
5
Head on Attack
18th September 1940: A Hurricane fighter 'ace' participates in a blunt confrontation to disrupt a daylight bombing raid on London
Sep 18
13
Tragedy as City of Benares sunk
17th September 1940: Seventy-seven children being evacuated to Canada are drowned when their ship is torpedoed
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