1940s

Events
(For events in this decade with specific dates, see the "Years" links below.)


 * World War II is fought on Earth.


 * Bunkers are built in the London Undeground, including Covent Gardens. Professor Edward Travers sells the Robot Yeti captured in Tibet to Julius Silverstein (DW: The Web of Fear).


 * Amelia Ducat manns an "ack ack" station at Folkestone (DW: The Seeds of Doom).


 * Albert Einstein is kidnapped by the Rani (DW: Time and the Rani)


 * Ratcliffe is imprisoned for sympathizing with the Nazis, arguing that Britain is fighting on the wrong side (DW: Remembrance of the Daleks)


 * The Parakon named Freeth begins visiting Earth, sparking the first reports of flying saucers (BBCR: The Paradise of Death)


 * Work commences on the ULTIMA Machine (DW: The Curse of Fenric)


 * German scientists work on the Gruber-Schneider device, hoping to perfect it by 1944. Melanie Bush's grandfather is killed fighting the German army (NA: Just War)

Years

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