World war

World War 2

By Kat Kramer
  • Pact singed

    Pact singed

    The Nazis and sovites sing a pact that will cause peace for the countrys
  • Nazis invade Poland

    Nazis invade Poland

  • War On Germany

    War On Germany

    Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.
  • Canada declares war on Germany

    Canada declares war on Germany

    Also the Battle of the Atlantic begins
  • Soviets invade Poland

    Soviets invade Poland

  • Nazis and Soviets divide up Poland.

    Nazis and Soviets divide up Poland.

  • Assassination attempt on Hitler fails.

    Assassination attempt on Hitler fails.

  • Soviets attack Finland.

    Soviets attack Finland.

  • Soviet Union expelled from the League of Nations.

    Soviet Union expelled from the League of Nations.

  • Nazis invade Denmark and Norway.

    Nazis invade Denmark and Norway.

  • Nazis invade

    Nazis invade

    France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; get invaed by the nazis
  • Germans bomb Paris;

    Germans bomb Paris;

  • Norway and Italy

    Norway and Italy

    Norway surrenders to the Nazis and also Italy declares war on Britain and France.
  • France signs an armistice with Nazi Germany

    France signs an armistice with Nazi Germany

  • Battle of Britain begins.

    Battle of Britain begins.

  • Soviets take Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

    Soviets take Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

  • Italians occupy British Somaliland in East Africa.

    Italians occupy British Somaliland in East Africa.

  • Italians invade Egypt.

    Italians invade Egypt.

  • Tripartite (Axis) Pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan.

    Tripartite (Axis) Pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan.

  • Italy invades Greece.

    Italy invades Greece.

  • Roosevelt re-elected as U.S. president.

    Roosevelt re-elected as U.S. president.

  • Massive German air raid on London.

    Massive German air raid on London.

  • British forces arrive in Greece.

    British forces arrive in Greece.

  • Nazis invade Greece and Yugoslavia.

    Nazis invade Greece and Yugoslavia.

  • Heavy German bombing of London; British bomb Hamburg

    Heavy German bombing of London; British bomb Hamburg

  • Nazi SS-Einsatzgruppen begin mass murder.

    Nazi SS-Einsatzgruppen begin mass murder.

  • Allies invade Syria and Lebanon.

  • Nazis order Jews to wear yellow stars.

    Nazis order Jews to wear yellow stars.

  • Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor;

    Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor;

  • United States and Britain declare war on Japan.

    United States and Britain declare war on Japan.

  • Hitler declares war on the United States.

    Hitler declares war on the United States.

  • Hitler takes complete control of the German Army.

  • Battle of Stalingrad begins

    Battle of Stalingrad begins

  • Battle of the Barents Sea between German and British ships.

  • Soviet troops advance into Poland.

    Soviet troops advance into Poland.

  • Germans surrender at Stalingrad in the first big defeat of Hitler's armies.

  • Battle of Atlantic

    Battle of Atlantic

  • Himmler orders the liquidation of all Jewish ghettos in Poland.

    Himmler orders the liquidation of all Jewish ghettos in Poland.

  • Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin meet at Teheran.

    Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin meet at Teheran.

  • D-Day

    D-Day

  • 'Battle of the Hedgerows' in Normandy

    'Battle of the Hedgerows' in Normandy

  • Assassination attempt by German Army officers against Hitler fails.

  • Anne Frank and family arrested by the Gestapo in Amsterdam, Holland.

    Anne Frank and family arrested by the Gestapo in Amsterdam, Holland.

  • Massive German surrender at Aachen, Germany.

    Massive German surrender at Aachen, Germany.

  • Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes.

    Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes.

  • Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin meet at Yalta.

    Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin meet at Yalta.

  • Allies discover stolen Nazi art and wealth hidden in German salt mines.

    Allies discover stolen Nazi art and wealth hidden in German salt mines.

  • German forces in the Ruhr surrender.

    German forces in the Ruhr surrender.

  • Mussolini is captured and hanged by Italian partisans

    Mussolini is captured and hanged by Italian partisans

  • Adolf Hitler commits suicide.

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide.

  • Alll German forces surrender

    Alll German forces surrender

  • SS-Reichsführer Himmler commits suicide

    SS-Reichsführer Himmler commits suicide

  • Allies divide up Germany and Berlin and take over the government.

    Allies divide up Germany and Berlin and take over the government.

  • First atomic bomb dropped, on Hiroshima, Japan.

    First atomic bomb dropped, on Hiroshima, Japan.

  • Soviets declares war on Japan

    Soviets declares war on Japan

  • Second atomic bomb dropped, on Nagasaki, Japan

    Second atomic bomb dropped, on Nagasaki, Japan

  • Japanese agree to surrender.

    Japanese agree to surrender.

  • Japanese sign the surrender agreement; V-J (Victory over Japan) Day.

    Japanese sign the surrender agreement; V-J (Victory over Japan) Day.

  • United Nations is born.

    United Nations is born.

  • Nuremberg war crimes trials begin.

    Nuremberg war crimes trials begin.

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