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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
Hitler takes power in Germany -
Italy makes a move.
Fascist Italy invades Ethiopia. -
Italy and Germany form a truce
Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy make the Rome-Berlin Axis treaty. -
Japan invades China
Japan invades china, to gain a positional advantage over the rest of Europe, and starts the war in the Pacific putting pressure of the USA. -
Austria becomes apart of Germany
By force, Austria becomes apart of Germany. -
France and Britain promise to keep the Polish border safe from the Germans
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Fascist Italy invades Albania.
Fascist Italy invades and successfully concurs Albania. -
The Non Aggression Pact
Pact made by Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler that accepts Hitler's plan to invade Poland -
The Invasion of Poland
When Hitler invaded Poland using lightning warfare tactics -
Britain declares war
Britain and France declare war on Germany honoring their promise to Poland -
The Soviet Union invades Poland
Because of the non-aggression act, Russia invades Poland from the east -
Warsaw surrenders
Polish government and military are on the run to Romania -
Russia invades Finland
They start the Winter War, The League of Nations saw the attack illegal and expelled the Soviet Union from the League on 14 December 1939. -
The Moscow Peace Treaty
The winter war is ended by the sighing of The Moscow Peace Treaty -
Germany invades Norway and Denmark
Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack, Norway holds on -
Germany occupies Luxembourg
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The Netherlands surrender to Germany
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Belgium surrenders to Germany
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Norway surrenders to Germany
Broken, and defeated, Norway falls -
Italy invades Southern France
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France gives up the north.
France signs an armistice agreement that allows the Germans occupy the northern half of the country and the entire Atlantic coastline. -
The USSR moves on to Romania
The USSR takes overBessarabia and the northern half of Bukovina to the Soviet Ukraine. -
The Battle of Britain
Known as one of the greatest war battles of all time The Battle of Britain was an air battle that was fought to defend Britain agains the attempted invasion by Germany. 2,910 German planes VS 3144 British planes. -
Italy invades Egypt
The Italians invade British controlled Egypt -
Tripartite Pact is sighned.
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact that makes them official allies. -
Italy invades Greece
Italy invades Greece without telling Hitler. Italy looses and now Greece is active in the war. Germany has to end down troops to protect their south flank. -
The Battle for Britain ends
After months of vigorous and Germany failing to get proper air support, Britain saves themselves from a devastating German invasion -
Hungary Joins the Axis Powers
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Romania joins the Axis Powers
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Slovakia joins the German Axis
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Finland joins the Axis Powers
Because of Finland's hatred of Russia they join the Axis Powers right before they invade Russia. -
German sends Afrika Korps to Greece
Germany has to send Afrika Korps to protect their southern flank from the now active Greece -
Bulgaria joins the Axis
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Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria invade Yugoslavia.
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Yugoslavia surrenders on April 17.
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The Nazi Axis powers, except, Bulgaria, invade the Soviet Union
Because of Hitlers hatred of communism, he invades Russia before he defeats Britain, which is his biggest mistake of the war. -
Russia's counter offence drives Germany away from Moscow
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Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, one of the worst tragedies of American history -
The USA joins WWII
The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II. -
Germany and the Axis Powers declare war on the USA
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Britain bombs Germany
Britain lays waist to German home fronts until the end of the war -
The Battle of Midway
A legendary naval battle six months after Pearl Harbor, between the USA and Japan -
The USA stop Japans island hopping and bring them to a halt at Guatemala
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Britain frees Egypt
Britain defeats Germany and Italy and forces them out of El Alamein -
The Soviet Union counterattacks
The Soviet Union push onto Romania -
The end of The North African Campaign
Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies -
Germany try to advance on Russia
The Germans launch a tank attack at Kursk in the Soviet Union. That Russia defends. -
US and British troops land on Sicily
In August they pushed Germany out -
Italy forms a new Government
Italy becomes a Republic -
Badoglio surrenders to the Allies
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Germany invades North Italy and Rome
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Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno
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Allied troops land just south of Rome
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Russia encircles Berlin
Russia sets a border around Berlin -
Allies liberate Rome
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Allied troops land on Normady
Also known as D-Day, the attack to take back France is one of the most well known and most depicted battles of all time. This involved the men on the beach, the paratroopers, and the Germans had setup multiple machine guns to protect them. The Allies lost 10,000 and the Germans lost from 4,000 - 9,000. -
The Soviet Union pushes Germany back to Poland
After a brutal offence Russia pushes Germany back to Poland and out of Russia -
Allies rush to Paris
After getting through Normandy, allies rush to gain control of Paris -
Operation Market Garden
The second landing of paratroopers after D-Day. It tried to get British tanks over a bridge before the Germans blew it up -
Finland leaves the Axis powers
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US lands in Philippines
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The Battle of the Bulge
In The Battle of the Bulge American paratroopers were sent to hold a line ageist the incoming German tanks and infantry. Thankfully the US tanks were able to catch out most of the tanks before they reached the cold, under supplied, paratroopers. -
Germany goes on the defensive
With everything lost, Germany just tries to defend -
Allied forces take Okinawa the last island before Japanese
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The Battle of Iwo Jima
In Japans last stand, three American Marine Divisions landed on the island if Iwo Jima. It was roughly 57,000 US soldiers VS 23,000 Japanese men. The iconic picture did happen when US troops finished the battle but was later staged -
The US cross the Rhine River
The US cross the Rhine River crossing German border -
President Franklin Roosevelt dies of an Interracial hemorrhage
Harry S. Truman takes his place -
Russia encircles Berlin
Russia sets a border around Berlin -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler consumes a cyanide pill, then shoots himself with a pistol -
Germany surrenders
With their leader dead, and their defenses broken, Germany surrenders to the Allies -
Germany surrenders to the Soviet Union
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The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
After warning and a chance to surrender, the USA nukes Hiroshima -
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
With more warning, the USA nukes Nagasaki -
Japan surrenders
In fear of loosing more innocent lives Hideki Tojo, Japans leader surrenders ending WWII
