Germany

By cribbs20

  • Hitler invades Poland

    -Hitler wanted the land that was earlier lost back.
    -Leads to Britain and France declaring war on Germany two days later.
    -This event started/caused WW11.

  • Germany "Blitzkrieg: overwhelms Belgium, Holland and France, 1940

    -Leads to Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Britain.
    -Rallied the nation into the face of a near attack.
    -Happened after Germany conquered lots of Europe.

  • Battle of Britain

    -Forces Hitler to postpone invasion plans by a few days.
    -Gave Britain time to rebuild their air strengths.
    -Germany faces losses in their air force and faces several casualties.

  • The Blitz Continues Against Major Cities.

    -Bombing on Britain from Germany.
    -Bombed Liverpool, Wrexham, Bradford, Birmingham.
    -Hitler started to focus on his plans for the Russian invasion.

  • Hitler Begins Operation Barbarossa

    -Germany destroys the forces of Russia.
    -Germany underestimated Russia.
    -Soviets ruled a divided Germany with a puppet government, until the Soviet Union fell in the early 19190's.

  • Japan Attacks Pearl Habor

    -Secret plan of attack.
    -Killed thousands of US civilians.
    -Caused the US to enter the war.

  • Singapore Falls to the Japanese.

    -Causes another country to fall.
    -About 25,000 Singapore prisoners were taken.

  • Mass Murder of Jewish People at Auschwitz begins.

    -1.1 million Jews were murdered in this concentration camp.
    -Forced labor was put on all people that were put into there, no matter the age.
    -Auschwitz is one the most harsh and deadly concentration camp during this and, and now in history.

  • Surrender at Stalingrad marks Germany's first major defeat.

    -The only option Germany had to survive, was to surrender.
    -Led up to Germany's first major defeat to happen to them.
    -Completely lost the battle.

  • Italy Surrenders to the Allies.

    -Italy was led into the war by Mussolini, Dwight D Eisenhower claimed the surrender.
    -Germany took over the battle.-
    Germany declared war on Nazi, Germany.

  • Operation Bagration

    -Soviet republics would return to communist.
    -Set the stage for Soviet domination.
    -Soviet stayed in Eastern Europe for the next 40 years after this event occurred.

  • Battle of the Bulge

    -The last major German offensive campaign.
    -Western Front during World War II.
    -Attempt to push Allied front line west from Northern France to Northwestern Belgium.

  • Germany surrenders.

    -Germany surrendered to the war.
    -With Germany surrendering, it left the war to come to and end.
    -Battles are over.

  • Hitler Commits Suicide.

    -Hitler commits suicide.
    -Workers of Hitler also moved far away and also committed suicide as well.
    -Hid their trails so no one know "for sure" what happened.

  • Nuremberg Trials Begin.

    -Series of military tribunal begin.
    -Tribunals were held by the Allied forces.
    -12 prominent Nazi's were sentenced to death.