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Caithness at War: Week 44

Caithness at War: Week 44

1-7 July 1940 During this week German forces completed their invasion of the Channel Islands and…

Jul 01, 2013
Caithness at War: Week 43

Caithness at War: Week 43

24-30 June 1940 After the signing of the armistice between Germany and France the previous Sunday,…

Jun 24, 2013
Caithness at War: Week 42

Caithness at War: Week 42

17-23 June 1940 After a week of negotiations Prime Minister Petain of France finally signed an…

Jun 17, 2013
Caithness at War: Week 41

Caithness at War: Week 41

10-16 June 1940 Now that the war in Europe had essentially been won by Germany, on Monday 10 June…

Jun 10, 2013
Caithness at War: Week 40

Caithness at War: Week 40

3-9 June 1940 In the early hours of 4 June “Operation Dynamo”, the evacuation of Allied forces from…

Jun 03, 2013
Caithness at War: Week 39

Caithness at War: Week 39

27 May-2 June 1940 On 27 May “Operation Dynamo” got underway, the evacuation of Allied forces from…

May 27, 2013
Caithness at War: Week 38

Caithness at War: Week 38

20-26 May 1940 It took the German forces less than a month to overrun Western Europe. Luxembourg…

May 20, 2013
Caithness at War: Week 37

Caithness at War: Week 37

13-19 May 1940 The German invasion of Western Europe gathered momentum this week. Holland tried to…

May 13, 2013
Caithness at War: Week 36

Caithness at War: Week 36

6-12 May 1940 On Friday 10th May the long-awaited German invasion of Belgium, France, Luxembourg…

May 06, 2013