London in World War II

The atlas holds 9 people and 20 moments here, from 1939 to 1945. The most recorded lives are George Orwell, Charles de Gaulle and John F. Kennedy.

Notable people

  1. George Orwell

    from 1940 to 1945

    6 moments here

    George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

  2. Charles de Gaulle

    from 1940 to 1944

    4 moments here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

  3. John F. Kennedy

    in 1939

    2 moments here

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

  4. Agatha Christie

    in 1941

    2 moments here

    English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

  5. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    in 1942

    2 moments here

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

  6. Elizabeth II

    in 1945

    1 moment here

    Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

  7. Sigmund Freud

    in 1939

    1 moment here

    Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…

  8. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1944

    1 moment here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

  9. J. R. R. Tolkien

    in 1939

    1 moment here

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…

Moments

  1. 1939 Government Code and Cypher School course J. R. R. Tolkien
  2. 1939 Attended Parliament's war speeches John F. Kennedy
  3. 1939 Returned to wartime London John F. Kennedy
  4. 1939 Dies at Maresfield Gardens Sigmund Freud
  5. 1940 Wartime base at Lansdowne Terrace George Orwell
  6. 1940 Flat at Dorset Chambers George Orwell
  7. 1940 First meeting with Churchill Charles de Gaulle
  8. 1940 Free French headquarters at Carlton Gardens Charles de Gaulle
  9. 1941 Moved into Isokon Flats Agatha Christie
  10. 1941 Worked in University College Hospital pharmacy Agatha Christie
  11. 1941 Flat at Langford Court George Orwell
  12. 1942 Residence in Hampstead Charles de Gaulle
  13. 1942 Flat at Mortimer Crescent George Orwell
  14. 1942 Mission to London Dwight D. Eisenhower
  15. 1942 Commanding General of ETOUSA Dwight D. Eisenhower
  16. 1944 London arrival as war correspondent Ernest Hemingway
  17. 1944 Arrival at RAF Northolt Charles de Gaulle
  18. 1944 Home at Canonbury Square George Orwell
  19. 1945 Celebrated VE Day in London Elizabeth II
  20. 1945 London coverage of the general election George Orwell

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