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World War 2

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
  • Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany

  • Soviet Union invades eastern Poland

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    The Phoney War

  • Soviet Union invades Finland

  • Germany begins occupation of Denmark and invades Norway

  • Grmany invades Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

  • British Prime Minister, Chamberlain, resigns, replaced by Winston Churchill

    British Prime Minister, Chamberlain, resigns, replaced by Winston Churchill
  • German army enters Paris

    German army enters Paris
  • Start of the Battle of Britain

    Start of the Battle of Britain
  • Germany, Italy and Japan sign Tripartite Pact

    Germany, Italy and Japan sign Tripartite Pact
  • German Afrika Korps begins offensive in North Africa

  • Soviet and Japanese sign neutrality pact

  • Germany invades Soviet Union

    Germany invades Soviet Union
  • Germans attack Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union

  • Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour

    Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour
  • Japanese declare was on USA

  • Allies (except Soviets) declare war on Japan

  • Singapore falls to Japanese

    Singapore falls to Japanese
  • Darwin Bombed by the Japanese

    Darwin Bombed by the Japanese
  • Battle of Midway between Japan and the USA

    Battle of Midway between Japan and the USA
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    Australias Fight the Japanese at Kokoda

  • Battle of El Alamein begins, in which allied troops led by Australians defeat the Germans

  • German surrender at Stalingrad

  • Surrender of Axis forces in North

    Surrender of Axis forces in North
  • Allied Landings in Sicily

  • Mussolini's italian Fascists government overthrown

  • Italy signs amistice

  • Soviets advance into Poland

  • Rome captures by Allies.

  • Operation Overload (D-day)- allied invasion of Normandy

    Operation Overload (D-day)- allied invasion of Normandy
  • German Assassionation attempt on Hitler fails

  • Allies Liberate Paris

  • Surrender of Axis forces in Greece

  • Surrender of Axis forces in Greece

  • French capture Strabourg

  • German attack through Ardennes- The battle of the Bulge

    German attack through Ardennes- The battle of the Bulge
  • Soviets liberate Auschwitz

    Soviets liberate Auschwitz
  • US landings on Iwo Jima

    US landings on Iwo Jima
  • Soviets enter Berlin

    Soviets enter Berlin
  • Mussolini captured by partisans executed

  • Hitler commits suicide

  • German unconditional surrender

    German unconditional surrender
  • Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

    Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
  • Japanese Surrender

    Japanese Surrender