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World War 2

Sep 1, 1939

This is when World War 2 started and when every country was fighting.

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Period: Sep 1, 1939 to May 8, 1945

Denmark surrenders to Germany

Jul 10, 1940

Denmark surrenders to Germany in 1940.

German soldiers settle into Denmark

Jul 13, 1940

German soldiers are sent into Denmark to stop any resistances that will go against Germany.

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

When Hawaii's Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese.

Danes sink their whole navy

May 31, 1943

Whole Dane navy is destroyed because they did not want the Germans to use their navy.

No more Coffee

Jun 1, 1943

No more coffee was available in Denmark.

Danish King rides through the streets of Denmark

Aug 28, 1943

Danish king has a daily ride thorugh the streets of Denmark.

No more leather in Denmark

Oct 10, 1943

Jewish New year warning by the Rabbi to the Jews

Nov 21, 1943

The Rabbi warned the Jews that the Germans were going to be starting to take the Jews away.

Jewish people were starting to be taking away in Denmark

Nov 29, 1943

Apartments are being raided by the Germans

Dec 1, 1943

Germans really want to take away all the Jews so they start to raid people's apartments to see if they are hidng any Jewish people.

The Danish Resistance start to help Jews escape.

Dec 4, 1943

The Danish Resistance started to help Jews escape to Sweden on boats.

German trained dogs started to search the boats.

Dec 12, 1943

Germans caught two boats with Jews on board so they started to sniff Jews out with dogs.

Special Hankercheifs that ruin dogs senses

Dec 13, 1943

Hankercheifs created by Danish scientists to mess up the senses of the dogs.

Bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima and the End of World War 2

Aug 6, 1945

When Two major citites in Japan were bombed and when World War 2 ended.