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From mid-June 1940, following the rapid German invasions and occupations of Poland, Denmark, Norway, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the British Commonwealth was the main opponent of Germany and the Axis, until the entry into the war of the Soviet Union in June 1941.
The empire was crucial for Britain in the Second World War. The resources, money, and manpower it provided helped propel the Allies to victory in 1945. Yet just a few years later the Empire was falling apart. It was thanks to the Empire that Britain had survived the Second World War. The Empire itself did not.
During World War Two, Britain called on armed forces, workers and financial support from all over the British Empire. The troops were vital to the British war effort and Winston Churchill ...
The British Empire increased the wealth and prestige of Britain from 1600. When the colonies became a drain on British resources, Britain grew weary of the struggle to maintain empire and...
5 Ιουν 2015 · Between 1939 and 1945, this empire experienced three types of armed conflict, world war, civil war and contested decolonization. Much of this was unanticipated by the empire's rulers before the calamitous French defeat of June 1940.
There were three main powers on the Allied side, and very much pulling its weight throughout the war and contributing invaluably was Great Britain and its vast empire. To celebrate this, here are six ways the British helped to win the Second World War.
3 Μαρ 2011 · Britain may have emerged victorious from World War Two, but at an enormous cost. What were the repercussions for its global empire? By Dr John Dawrin
