Wiegand, WWII Timeline

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  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland marks official start of WWII.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    German's attempt to take Britain in its homeland.
  • Invasion

    Invasion

    Germany invades USSR
  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa

    Code name for German attack on Soviet Union.

  • Leningrad

    Germany surround Stalin's city of Leningrad.
  • Pearl Harbor Bombing

    Pearl Harbor Bombing

    Japan forces bomb Pearl Harbor.
  • US Declares War

    US Declares War

    United States declares war shortly after Pearl Harbor tragedy.
  • FDR Signs for Nuclear Developement

    FDR Signs for Nuclear Developement

    FDR gives permission for secret project developing for the use of Nuclear weaponry.
  • Stalingrad

    Stalingrad

    Soviet gains a victory over Germany.
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch

    Invasion of North Africa. First US troop action.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    Invasion at Normandy Beaches.
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

    Last major German offensive.
  • Hitler's Marriage

    Hitler's Marriage

    Hitler marries Eva Bran.
  • Hitler's Suicide

    Hitler's Suicide

    Hitler comits suicide.
  • VE-Day

    VE-Day

    Formal end of war in Europe.

  • Japan is Defeated

    Japan defeated by United States