Sean Branigan WWII Timeline

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  • End of WWI

    A armistice and end of the war was signed at Le Franceport.

  • Benito Mussolini becomes the Italian prime minister

  • Emperor Hirohito takes over

    Hirohito takes over as emperor in Japan after his father dies.
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    The Great Depression

    A time of great economic suffering around the globe.

  • Hitler is appointed the German Chancellor

    Hitler starts to take over Germany and the Nazi party rises into power.

  • Long March occurs in China

    In China, a civil war is occuring between the government and communists.

  • Nuremberg Laws passed

    Hitler and the Nazi's pass laws in Germany designed to persecute and remove Jews.

  • Germany invades the Rhineland

    Germany invades other countries for living space.

  • Japan expands to parts of SE Asia

    Japan invades China.

  • Germany annexes Austria (Blue)

    Germany invades other countries for living space.

  • The Munich Agreement is signed

    Great Britain and France agree to give Germany Sudetenland in a act of appeasement.

  • Germany and the USSR sign a non-aggression pact

    Germany get's a large threat out of the way of their territorial ambitions.

  • Poland is invaded by Germany (Blue)

    Germany invades Poland, starting off WWII.

  • Britain and France declare war on Germany (Blue)

    Britain and France declare war in retaliation, fully starting WWII.

  • Kristallnacht (Blue)

    The night of broken glass. A targeted attack on jewish businesses and jews in Germany.

  • Germany invades France (Blue)

    Germany starts their invasion of France after going after several other countries.
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    The evacuation of Dunkirk occurs (Blue)

    30,000 trapped Allied soldiers were evacuated over the English Channel.

  • The Axis powers are formed.

    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite pact.

  • Germany invades the USSR in Operation Barbarossa (Blue)

    Germany invades the USSR after invading Britain stalls. This breaks their non-aggression pact.

  • The Battle of Britain occurs (Blue)

    The German Luftwaffe and the British RAF fight over Britain's skies.

  • The siege of leningrad starts (Blue)

    A urban battle in the USSR.

  • Pearl Harbor is attacked (Red)

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor.

  • The US enters the war

    The US declares war on Japan and the axis powers in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

  • The Allies declare war on Japan

    The other Allies declare war in retaliation for Pearl Harbor and the US entering the war.

  • The Final Solution is approved (Blue)

    Germany approves of the plan to have a mass genocide of Jews in the Holocaust.

  • Battle of Coral Sea (Red)

    The US and Japan fight, ending Japan's expansion.

  • Battle of Midway (Red)

    A turning point in the war against Japan, several of their aircraft carriers are destroyed.

  • The siege of Stalingrad starts (Blue)

    Another Urban battle, it's a turning point in the war after the Allies win.

  • Operation Torch begins (Blue)

    The Allies invaded the Axis's areas at their weakest. They attacked occupied French North Africa.

  • Allies invade Italy (Blue)

    The Allies start their European offensive.

  • D-Day occurs (Blue)

    The Allies launch an invasion on the French coast.

  • Battle of the Philippines (Red)

    The US take back the philippines from Japan.

  • The Battle of the Bulge (Blue)

    The last German offensive in Europe, France pushes them back.

  • Battle of Iwo Jima (Red)

    A island battle on the way to Japan.
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    Battle of Okinawa (Red)

    A island battle on the way to Japan.

  • Victory in Europe (Blue)

    Germany surrenders to the allies.

  • Potsdam Declaration (Red)

    The Allies send a warning to Japan of swift annihilation.

  • Hiroshima bombed (Red)

    The US drops a Atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.

  • Nagasaki bombed (Red)

    The US drops a Atomic bomb called fat man on Nagasaki, Japan.

  • Victory in the Pacific (Red)

    Japan surrenders to the Allies