EVENTS

By ACW1
  • Nazi Germany invades Poland

    Nazi Germany invades Poland

    this is when most people say that the war started. this would ulterior the world history for ever
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    EVENTS

  • May, 1940 – German ‘Blitzkrieg’ overwhelms Holland, Belgium and France

    May, 1940 – German ‘Blitzkrieg’ overwhelms Holland, Belgium and France

    This was a ground breaking new strategy. This was part of the reasons that they go so far
  • July-September, 1940 – Battle of Britain and the ‘Blitz’ of British cities

    July-September, 1940 – Battle of Britain and the ‘Blitz’ of British cities

    this is the battle for the sky of British. This was the booming of the city
  • January, 1941 – the Allies take Tobruk

    January, 1941 – the Allies take Tobruk

    this was the battle for control in in north Lebanon. this gave the allies power in the Reggio
  • June, 1941 – Operation Barbarossa begins

    June, 1941 – Operation Barbarossa begins

    this is the invasion of the soviet union. This would be the start of a new front to the war and would be very bloody
  • December, 1941 – Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour

    December, 1941 – Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour

    This would be the fisted attack on America directed. this would lead to them entering the war.
  • December, 1942 – first news of Nazi atrocities against Jewish people reaches the Allies

    December, 1942 – first news of Nazi atrocities against Jewish people reaches the Allies

    This was the fist that the world got word of new of the mistreatment of the Jew.
  • February, 1942 – the fall of Singapore

    February, 1942 – the fall of Singapore

    This was the fall of Singapore. this is when Briton attacked them and too back the land from the Japan
  • June, 1942 – The Battle of Midway

    June, 1942 – The Battle of Midway

    this was on of the most divisive battle in the war in the pacific. this was an effort from the US
  • February, 1943 – German forces surrender at Stalingrad

    February, 1943 – German forces surrender at Stalingrad

    they lost the war in the East and they had to go back this started the down fall of the Germans.
  • June, 1944 – D-Day Landings

    June, 1944 – D-Day Landings

    this was the start of the take back of European. this would be the biggest organised battle of all time.
  • January, 1945 – Soviet liberation of Auschwitz

    January, 1945 – Soviet liberation of Auschwitz

    this was the time when the real atrocity of the german come to light and what they have been doing
  • April, 1945 – the United States drops the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    April, 1945 – the United States drops the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    this was when the warfare came to a closer and the bloodiest battle of all time would come to a close.
  • May/June, 1940 – evacuation of Dunkirk

    May/June, 1940 – evacuation of Dunkirk

    this was the batt to take back France. this was a huge operation undertaken by the allies