Europe During WWII

  • Begin of WWII

  • Germany Invades Poland

  • Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany

    Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declare war on Germany
    In response to the German invasion of Poland three days earlier, the British government declared war on Germany.
  • Nazi invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands

    Nazi invade France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands
  • The Blitz

  • Battle of Britain

  • US authorizes the Lend-Lease Act

    US authorizes the Lend-Lease Act
  • Holocaust

    Holocaust
  • Germany declares War on US

    Germany declares War on US
  • USSR defeats Germany at Battle of Stalingrad

  • Allied invasion of Sicily

    Allied invasion of Sicily
    The invasion of Sicily, code-named Operation Husky, began before dawn on July 10, 1943, with air and sea landings involving 150,000 troops, 3,000 ships, and 4,000 aircrafts.
  • D-Day

    D-Day
    D-Day was an invasion for which the Germans were not prepared at all and suffered on enormous losses
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  • Mussolini dies

    Mussolini dies
    Italian insurgents capture Mussolini, murder him, and mutilate his body.
  • End of WWII