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The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War (Polish: Kampania wrześniowa or Wojna obronna 1939 roku) in Poland and the Poland Campaign (German: Polenfeldzug) in Germany, was an invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent that marked the start of World War II in Europe. The invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and ended on 6 October 1939
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Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany
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Belgium surrender after a German invasion devastated the Belgium country. Belgium did have assistance from allies near them but it wasn't enough to stop the power of Germany army. After King Leopold III, realized that his army .would be defeated he went to the Germans and surrendered his country to them
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Germany begins the drive towards Moscow
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Germany abandons its attack on Moscow; the USSR counterattacks
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The Declaration of the United Nations is signed by the leaders of 26 nations
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German military leaders attempt but fail to kill Adolf Hitler in the Rastenburg Assassination Plot. Hitler then kills about 200 suspected plotters. U.S. troops make an amphibious assault on the Japanese -held island of Guam in the Marianas
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It is the single deadliest sinking in maritime history, killing between 6,000 and 10,000 people, most of whom were civilian refugees and wounded German soldiers
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Hitler took a poison capsule and shot himself through the mouth. (It was the right temple, not the mouth.) Documents released after the breakup of the Soviet Union indicate that Hitler did commit suicide in the bunker
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First Atomic Bomb Dropped on Japan Missile Is Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT Truman Warns Foe of a 'Rain of Ruin'
