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Anti-Comintern Pact
The Anti-comintern Pact was an agreement between Nazi Germany and Japan , in which they agreed to mutually resist Communist and Communust states -
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world war II
The second world war was the most widespread and deadliest war in history, involving more than 39 countries, 50 millions military and civilian deaths. Sparked by Adolf Hitler's invasion of Poland 1939, the war dragged on for six years. Until Allied defeated Nazi Germany and Japan 1945 -
germany invades Poland
Hitler claimed a massive invasion ,yet Britan and France were not convinced. So on september 3rd they declared war on Germany , intailing World War II. -
Britan and France declare war
On Sep. 3rd, 1939, in response to Hitler's invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies of the overrun nation declare war on Germany after Hitler's invasion. -
Germany takes control of Denmark, Norway
on April 9th 1940, German warships enter major ports in Norway. They were deploying thousands of German troops and occupying Norway. At the same time, German forces occupy Copenhagen, in other Danish cities -
Battle of Britan
German and British air forces collided together in the sky's over the U.K. they started one of the largest bomb campian to that date. The Battle of Britan ened when Germany's Luftwaffe failed to gain air superioty over the Royal Air forces. -
italy invades Greece
On Oct. 28th ,1940, Mussolini's army, already in Albania, invades Greece in what will prove to be a disastrous military campaign for the Duce's forces.
Mussolini had shocked everyone with this move against Greece; even his ally, Adolf Hitler, was caught off-guard, especially since the Duce had led Hitler to believe he had no such intention -
US enters war
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor U.S declares war on Japan. Stating that they have joined into WW2, where they help the Allies. -
Pearl Harbor
Japanese fighter planes attacked the U.S. base in Hawaii. This was the frist attacke on amarcan sole in world war II. The attack sunck the USS Arizona battleship. -
The battle of midway
six months after the attack of Pearl Harbor the U.S defeated Japan in one of the most decisive naval battles of World War II. A important turning point in the Pacific campaign, the victory allowed the United States and its allies to move into an offensive position. -
Invasion of the island of Guadalcanal
On Aug. 1942 U.S invades the islan dof Gaudalcanal and takes control on one of their air bases. It was on of the most offensive and defenive victory of the Aliies in Pacific Theatre. -
Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was the succsessful Soviet defense of the city of Stalingrad in the U.S.S.R during WWII. The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloddiest battles in history, with combined military and civilan casuaties of about 2 million. -
battle of Okinawa
The Last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II, was the Okinawa campaign. stake were air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan. By the end of the 82-day campaign, Japan had lost more than 77,000 soldiers and the Allies had suffered more than 65,000 casualties—including 14,000 dead. -
Germany surrenders
On May 7th, 1945, the German High Command, in the person of General Alfred Jodl, signs the unconditional surrender of all German forces, East and West, at Reims, in northwestern France. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
1945, in the final stages of WW2 U.S dropped atomic bombs on Japan cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
Japan surrenders to MacAther
By 1945, the defeat of Japan was a foregone conclusion. The Japanese navy and air force were destroyed. The Allied naval blockade of Japan and intensive bombing of Japanese cities had left the country and its economy devastated. At the end of June, the Americans captured Okinawa, a Japanese island from which the Allies could launch an invasion of the main Japanese. By that time Japan finally gave up and surrendered to the general in charge of the invasion, MacAther.
