Chronology of World War II

Friday, May 10th


Churchill leaving Downing St with Sir Kingsley Wood and Anthony Eden


Churchill leaving Downing St with Sir Kingsley Wood and Anthony Eden
Friday 10 May 1940 was one of the most dramatic days in British history. The government was in disarray as Winston Churchill became PM and, on the continent, Germany ended the Phoney War by invading the Low Countries. (Getty Images)