What did the United Kingdom get up to during the Second World War?

Stage one: Getting their ass kicked

Stage two: Attempting to change the military balance of power, both in order to protect themselves, and prepare for an eventual counterattack.

Stage three: Counterattack, with the US doing a majority of (on your front, the Russians obviously doing the lion's share over all)

Stage four: Constantly remind everyone that you were in the war for the longest, ignore that you spent all of that extra time as a German punching bag

>>3087379
Well it obviously declared war on Germany after invasion of Poland and then participated in the western front. It successfully stopped operation sea lion but still suffered bombings and did have a few disasters like Dunkirk in Europe. In 1940 it was drawn into war with Italy and fought in North Africa and Mediterranean. Italy was beaten pretty badly by the UK but survived with German support. 1941 UK was at war with Japan who attacked its Asian colonies and the disastrous battle of Singapore happened as well as one biggest battles of the Asian theatre the battle of Imphal which was the Japanese attempted invasion of India.
It maintained an important role in the war throughout and its intelligence gathering was very important but the war ultimately doomed it to lose its empire and status as world power along with other nations.

>>3087379
UK tanked, US and USSR dps

>>3087395
This, the British Empire loved starting wars and then retreating back into their island so mainland European powers can fight eachother then they come in when everyone is tired of fighting and say they won the war single handedly. Did the same shit with Napoleon.

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>>3087379
>together

>>3087434
Muh honour

>>3087422
>UK tanked
>Soviets suffered about 100 times as many casualties
Soviets tanked and DPSed, US was support with its lend lease.