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Thursday, 12 February 2026
May 15 Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris France. 
May 15 The inaugural successful helicopter flight in US Vought-Sikorsky US-300
May 15 The inaugural successful helicopter flight in US: Vought-Sikorsky US-300.
May 16 Nazi's forbid non-professional auto workers
May 16 Nazis forbid non-professional auto workers
May 16 Premier Winston Churchill returns to London from Paris
May 17 Germany begins the invasion of France.
May 17 Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium and begins invasion of France.
May 17 Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium
May 17 The Belgian government moves to Ostend because of invading German forces.
May 18 German troops conquer Brussels
May 18 Nazis pierce French lines on 62-mile front.
May 19 Amsterdam time is recorded as becoming MET (Middle European Time).
May 19 HMS WHITLEY, lost between Nieuport and Ostend, Belgium - damaged by German bombers and beached
May 20 Amar Singh, cricketer (of pneumonia Indian pace bowler 1932-36), dies
May 20 Concentration camp is established at Auschwitz.
May 20 Gen Guderians tanks reach The Channel (British expeditionary army)
May 20 General Guderians tanks reach The Channel.
May 20 Igor Sikorsky unveils his helicopter invention
May 21 Allied counter attack at Atrecht North-France.
May 21 AVRO-chairman Willem Vogt fires all Jewish employees
May 21 Reynaud forms French Government
May 22 Bernard Shaw, news correspondant (CBS, CNN)
May 22 Decision to form 8th Division of AIF
May 22 Dutch Premier De Geer begins working with Nazis.
May 22 Nazis at Channel trap the Allies at Belgium.
May 22 Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris
May 23 1st great dogfight between Spitfires.
May 23 Andrej N Rimski-Korssakov, Russian musicologist/son of Nikolai, dies
May 23 The inaugural great dogfight involving the British Spitfire.
May 24 1st night game at NY's Polo Grounds (Giants 8, Braves 1)
May 24 Dutch army demobilizes
May 24 Dutch Queen Wilhelmina speaks on BBC radio.
May 24 German tanks reach Atrecht France
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