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Germany invades Poland
On the 1st of September 1939 1.5 million German Nazi troops invade Poland. The Polish army was defeated within a few weeks and surended on September 27th 1939. -
Britain & France declare war on Germany
On September the 3rd 1939, Britain and France both declared war on Germany after they found out about Hiltler invading Poland. -
Churchill becomes prime minister of britain
On May 10th, 1940 Winston Churchill became prime minister to replace Neville Chamberlain. -
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Evacuation of Dunkrik (Operation Dynamo)
The evacuation of Dunkirk which was also known as Operation Dynamo was an evaucuation of Allied Soldiers on the coast of France. There wasn’t enough ships to rescue all of the men from Dunkirk so the British called on all British citizens to help. -
Italy enters war on side of Axis powers
On the 10th of June, 1940 Italy entered the Second World War on the Axis with Germany. Weeks after defeat of the French, Hitler decided to invade the Soviet Union the following spring. -
France signs armistice with Germany
The French Government signed the armistice with Germany on the 22nd of Jun, 1940. The Armistice signed stated that Germany could occupy Northern and Western France. -
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Battle of Britain
On the 10th of July, 1940 German and Birtain airforces battled while Germany did bombing raids for over three months. The battle ended when Germany couldnt gain controll in the air. -
Tripartite Pact signed
On the 27th of September, 1940 Germany, Italy and Japan become allies by signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin. The pact bcame known as the Axis alliance. -
Operation Sea Lion
Operation Sea Lion was planed in the late 1940's. Operation Sea Lion was Nazi Germany's code name for the invasion of the Uk during the battle of Britain. -
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Siege of Tobruk
The Siege of Tobruk took place in Libya and was a hot battle on the desert and lasted 241 days. -
Operation Barbaossa
On the 22nd of June 1941 Germany invaded the soviet union. Operation Barbaossa was Nazi Germany's codename for invading. The invasion lasted till January the 7th, 1942. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
On December 7th 1941 hundreds of Japanes planes attacked the US naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack lasted for two hours. The japanese were able to destory nearly up to 20 ships and 300 airplanes. More than 2000 American soldiers and sailors died in the attack and 1000 wounded. -
Britain and US declare war on Japan
After the day of the Pearl Harbor attack President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared war on -
Japan takes Singapore
On February 15th, 1942 Japan defeats Singapore, and takes it over. 5000 Japanese troops in the fight and it was too much for the British to fight. -
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Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was between the US and Japan from the 4th - 7th of june 1942. Japans main goal of world war 2 was to defeat the US and gain land in East Asia. -
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First Battle of El Alamein
The first Battle of El Alamein lasted from the 1st - 22nd of July 1942. Erwin Rommel had the intention on with this battle putting a dent in the Allied defence near El Alamein. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad begun in July 17, 1942 and it ended in February 2, 1943. It was a successful Soviet defense of Stalingrad. -
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Second Battle of El Alamein
The Second Battle of El Alamein took place near the Egyptian railway and lasted from 23rd of October - 4th November. This was a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign. -
D-Day Landings
The battle started on 6th June, 1944.156,000 American,British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches on D-Day. -
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge went from December 16, 1944 – January 25, 1945, was the biggest battle on the western front during europe in world war two. -
Mussolini captured and executed
Benito Mussolini, the Italian fascist dictator was captured and executed on the 28 April 1945. -
Hitler commits suicide
On the 30th of April 1945, Adolf Hitler commited suicide in his underground bunker. Hitler killed himself by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head. -
German forces surrender
On May the 7th 1945, the Germans signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in France, to take effect of the following day -
V.E. day
On May the 8th 1945, Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day (V.E. day). -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
On August the 9th 1945, the US droped an atomic bomb named "Little Boy" over Hiroshima killing 146,000 people and wiping out 90% of the city. -
Soviet Union declares war on Japan
On this day the Soviet Union declared war on Japan sending in more than a million troops into north eastern China, battle a 700,000 strong Japanese army. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Three days after droping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima wiping 90% of the city. The US drop another bomb on Japan in Nagasaki named "Fat Man", killing 80,000 people. -
Japanese surrender- End of WWII
On September 2nd 1945, the Japanese Empire surrendered, finally bringing the six year war to an end. -
United Nations is born
On the 24th of October 1945, the United Nations is born. It consists of 50 nation representatives.
