2on World War

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  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

  • Germany invades France, Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg

  • Germany ignores the ultimatum and Britain and France declare war on Germany.

  • Soviet forces launch a major offensive against Finland during the Winter War

  • Germany invades Denmark and Norway

  • British and French troops trapped at Dunkirk, a full-scale evacuation begins – Operation Dynamo.

  • Belgium surrenders to the Germans

  • Mussolini declares war on France and Britain

    With the immediate intention of expanding Italian colonies in North Africa into British and French territories.

  • French troops abandon Paris and the German Troops enter the city

  • The Battle of Britain begins

    The Battle of Britain begins

  • Italy invades Egypt

  • The Battle of Britain ends

    British victory in Battle of Britain forces Hitler to postpone invasion plans.

  • British forces invade Ethiopia

  • Germany invades both Yugoslavia and Greece – Operation Marita

  • The German invasion of Russia – Operation Barbarossa begins

  • Britain and America declare war on Japan

  • Germany declares war on America

  • Japanese forces start to attack the Philippines

  • Singapore falls to the Japanese

    around 25,000 prisoners taken

  • The Philippines fall to Japan

  • US forces defeat the Japanese in their attempt to capture Midway Island

  • The Allies win the Battle of El Alamein in North Africa

    The Allies win the Battle of El Alamein in North Africa

  • After weeks of heavy fighting the Russians launch an attack that encircles the Germans at Stalingrad

  • The start of the Casablanca Conference

    The start of the Casablanca Conference

  • Surrender at Stalingrad marks Germany's first major defeat

  • The Allies take control of Sicily in Italy

  • Mussolini is arrested

    Mussolini is arrested

  • Italy signals the potential for a peace settlement with the Allies

  • Start of the Tehran conference

    Start of the Tehran conference

  • The Russians launch their final attack on German forces in the Crimea

  • Paris is liberated by the Allies

    Paris is liberated by the Allies

  • The Allies liberate Auschwitz concentration camp and discover the full horror oh the Holocaust.

    The Allies liberate Auschwitz concentration camp and discover the full horror oh the Holocaust.

  • Victory in Europe (VE) Day. Germany is defeated

  • Hitler commits suicide

    Hitler commits suicide

  • The first atomic bomb is dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US

    The first atomic bomb is dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US

  • A second atomic bomb ‘Fat Man’ is dropped on the Japanese military port of Nagasaki.

    A second atomic bomb ‘Fat Man’ is dropped on the Japanese military port of Nagasaki.

  • End of the war

    End of the war

  • Japan surrenders