75th Anniversary The Day the World Changed - May 10, 1940
May 10, 1940 was the day Hitler and Germany had been building towards for years.
It would be the day of retribution against France for the humiliating terms of the Versailles Treaty ending World War I.
It was also the day that Winston Churchill wrote in his memoirs that he had prepared for all his life.
The day he launched himself into what had become the Battle for France.
It was his destiny.
Now, exactly 75 years later, the Museum of World War II in Natick is opening a special exhibit documenting this historic event.
Artifacts from Hitler’s attack on Belgium, Holland and France will be on display, as well as Churchill’s letters and broadsides of his speeches.
Visitors can see German anti-Churchill posters and Churchill’s war time “siren suit” which he designed to be comfortable, but was made by his tailor with formal suit fabric, along with various artifacts of his, including his cigar case.
There is no rival to this collection in the United States.
Exhibit Highlights:
• Original German invasion maps of Holland, Belgium and France
• Photographs taken by German soldiers
• Churchill’s letters and broadsides of his two speeches
• Wartime posters of Churchill, as well as German anti-Churchill posters
• Churchill’s war time “siren suit” that he designed for comfort
• Various artifacts of Churchill’s, including his cigar case
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Minimum Contribution of $25
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8 Mercer Rd., Natick, MA, Massachuse map
Phone: (508) 651-1944
From the Mass Turnpike, get off at Exit 13 and stay to the right after going through the tolls, following the sign for 30 WEST - FRAMINGHAM. At the 2nd light (1st left turn) with FedEx on your left, take a left and head to the split, taking Route 9 East towards Boston. At the first light (Dean Road), turn right and follow the road until it ends at Mercer Rd. The Museum is #8 Mercer Road, with a Howeitzer cannon at the front.
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