Wolverhampton and World War II Timeline of events 1923 - 1946
	1923	Guy Motors Ltd working on military vehicles Click here to find out more
	1928	Guy Motors Ltd making a six-wheeled armoured car for the Indian Government. Click here to find out more
	1936	Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd move to Wolverhampton Click here to find out more
	1937	Wolverhampton establishes an Air Raid Precautions Committee Click here to find out more
	1938	Guy Motors Ltd making lorries, gun tractors and armoured cars. Click here to find out more
	1939	HM Hobson Ltd buy land at Fordhouses to build a factory Click here to find out more
	1939	Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd make Defiant fighter Click here to find out more
	3rd September 1939	Start of Second World War
	April 1940	George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit Wolverhampton Click here to find out more
	May 1940	Local Defence Volunteers formed Click here to find out more
	July 1940	Change of name from Local Defence Volunteers to Home Guard Click here to find out more
	1940	German Air Force use "Knickebein" Click here to find out more
	3rd October 1940	Bomb damage, Beckminster School Click here to find out more
	November 1940	Wolverhampton listed as German bombing target Click here to find out more
	November 1940	Birmingham and Coventry bombed Click here to find out more
	December 1940	Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company is Britain's second largest producer of aircraft tyres Click here to find out more
	March 1942	Secret and confidential evacuation plans considered Click here to find out more
	31st June 1942	Bomb damage, Tatlow's, Cleveland Road Click here to find out more
	31st June 1942	Bombing raid on Wolverhampton Click here to find out more
	1st August 1942	Bomb damage at Caledonia Road Click here to find out more
	1942	Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd make Barracuda aircraft Click here to find out more
	1943	Wolverhampton sets up a Reconstruction Committee
	1944	US troops arrive in Wolverhampton
	29th September 1944	F/O Harry Smith killed in the Netherlands Click here to find out more
	December 1944	Home Guard "stood down" Click here to find out more
	June 1944	Reconstruction Plan produced Click here to find out more
	January 1945	Wolverhampton of the Future exhibition Click here to find out more
	8th May 1945	VE Day Click here to find out more
	15th August 1945	VJ Day Click here to find out more
	1945	Over 250 houses due to be built on the Willenhall Estate Click here to find out more
	1946	Over 150 houses due to be built on the Bushbury Housing Estate Click here to find out more