1940
Caithness at War: Week 61
28 October-3 November 1940 On Monday 28 October Italy invaded Greece from Albania, without…
Caithness at War: Week 60
21-27 October 1940 On 21 October Liverpool was bombed for the 200th time. On Wednesday 23 October…
Caithness at War: Week 59
14-20 October 1940 Although Hitler had postponed indefinitely the planned invasion of Britain, the…
Caithness at War: Week 58
7-13 October 1940 On 7 October Germany invaded Romania, which was already a German ally, as part of…
Caithness at War: Week 57
30 September-6 October 1940 By now, the Battle of Britain was entering its final phase. Night-time…
Caithness at War: Week 56
23-29 September 1940 This week on 24 September British and Free French forces landed at Dakar, West…
Caithness at War: Week 55
16-22 September 1940 On 17 September Hitler finally cancelled the planned invasion of Britain,…
Caithness at War: Week 54
9-15 September 1940 This week saw the Blitz continue with heavy German raids on British cities:…
Caithness at War: Week 53
2-8 September 1940 The Battle of Britain took a decisive turn this week, as first of all the…