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1936
December
11
The abdication of Edward VIII
On 11 December 1936 Edward VIII gave up the throne to marry the divorced American Wallis Simpson. His brother Albert became king as George VI.
1940
June
30
The Germans occupy the Channel Islands
On 30 June 1940 the Luftwaffe landed on defenceless Guernsey, and on Jersey on 1 July. Two days earlier German bombs had killed over 40 people there.
1941
March
19
The London raid of 19 March
On the night of 19–20 March 1941 the Luftwaffe made its heaviest raid on London since the start of the year. British figures put the dead at about 750.
April
19
The London raid of 19 April
On the night of 19–20 April 1941 over 700 Luftwaffe bombers attacked London. With the raid of 16 April, it was the heaviest attack on the capital so far.
1942
February
25
Princess Elizabeth and war service
The heir to the throne, Princess Elizabeth, registered for war service in April 1942, after her 16th birthday. In February 1945 she joined the ATS.
April
15
The George Cross for Malta
On 15 April 1942 George VI awarded the George Cross to the whole of Malta, bombed and starving. It was the first collective award of the decoration.
1944
December
03
The stand-down of the Home Guard
On 3 December 1944 George VI took the Home Guard's farewell parade in Hyde Park. The volunteer home defence force stood down; it was disbanded in 1945.