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World War II starts.
Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe. -
Warsaw surrenders.
Warsaw surrenders on September 27. The Polish government flees into exile via Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them. -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack and Norway fights against Germany until June 9. -
End of Eastern Rovince.
The Soviet Union forces Romania to end the eastern province of Bessarabia and the northern half of Bukovina to the Soviet Ukraine. -
Dictatorship of General Ion
Germany and Italy arbitrate a decision on the division of the disputed province of Transylvania between Romania and Hungary. The loss brings to power a dictatorship of General Ion Antonescu. -
Soviet Union Invades Finland.
The Soviet Union invades Finland, initiating the so-called Winter War. The Finns sue for an armistice and have to cede the northern shores of Lake Lagoda and the small Finnish coastline on the Arctic Sea to the Soviet Union. -
Ustasa Movement.
The leaders of the terrorist Ustasa movement were over Independent State of Croatia. Croatia joins the Axis powers formally on June 15, 1941. -
Nazi Invade
Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. -
Nazi Germany Declare War.
Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States. -
The US and British Get Involved.
US and British troops arrive on the beaches of Algeria and Morocco in French North Africa. The failure of the French troops to defend against the invasion forces them to move swiftly to the western border of Tunisia, then German occupation of southern France on November 11. July 5, 1943 -
The Germans launch a Tank.
The Germans launch a tank near Kursk in the Soviet Union. The Soviets rounded the attack within a week. -
Germans Take Control.
The Germans take control of Rome and northern Italy after the Badoglio government surrenders to them. -
Germans Occupy Hungary.
Fearing Hungary’s plans to desert the Axis partnership, the Germans occupy Hungary. -
German Army Group Center is Destroyed.
The Soviets launch a massive offensive in eastern Byelorussia, destroying the German Army Group Center -
THe Home Army.
The non-communist underground Home Army rises up against the Germans. The Soviet advance halts on the east bank of the Vistula. On October 5, the Home Army forces fighting in Warsaw, surrender to the Germans. -
Germans Launch a Final Offensive.
The Germans launch a final offensive in the west, known as the Battle, in an attempt to re-conquer Belgium and split the Allied forces along the German border. By January 1, 1945, the Germans are in retreat. -
Hitler Dies.
Hitler kills himself in order to not be captured and tortured. -
Germnay Surrenders.
Germany surrenders to the western Allies and the Soviets. -
World War II Ends.
Having agreed to unconditional surrender, on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.
