Page 13 - HP1A 002 Sir Winston Churchill

On the 3rd of September 1939, Chamberlain had refused to

thanks in part to Churchill, follow Churchill’s suggestion to

Britain declared war with anticipate Germany’s aggression

Germany. As a result, Churchill by occupying key Norwegian

became a member of the war locations.

cabinet and was appointed

first lord of the Admiralty. He

became chairman of the Military

Coordinating Committee in April

1940. Late that April, Germany

invaded Norway and occupied

it. This happened because