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World War || begins
World War || begins with Hitler invading Poland. Two days later. France and Britain declares war on Germany -
The Soviet Union invades Poland
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin was working with Hitler and invaded Poland and gained a part of poland -
Capital of Poland has been captured
Warsaw, the capital of Poland, surrendered to German troops. -
UK wins sea battle against German Troops
The first engagement of the war happened when British cruisers defeated a German battleship at the Battle of the River Plate -
Norway is invaded
Germany invaded Norway which ended a 6 month long period called the "Phony War" -
Churchill and Belgium
Churchill became prime minister and the same day, Germany takes over Belgium -
The Miracle of Dunkirk
The British Army escaped England from Dunkirk, France, and they lived to fight another day -
Italy
Italy joins the war on Germany's side -
Paris
Paris surrenders to German Troops -
German Policy
Germany had a policy called "Lightning War" and that meant to take a part of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium and France -
Britain fights for their lives
German troops bomb British fighters in order to try and invade England -
Axis Powers
Axis Powers attacks Russia with over 4 million troops -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor causing the US to be weak. Hitler declares war on the US 4 days later -
The Allies
The Allies invade Italy and take over Sicily -
Italy surrenders(kinda)
Italy surrenders to the Allies but German troops help Mussolini escape and set up a government in Northern Italy -
D-Day
Allied forces invade France and pushes out the Germans. -
Paris's freedom
Paris was freed from the Germans control -
The Battle of Bulge
Germans attack the Allies but lose -
Japan is Taken
US Marines invade and takes control of Japan -
Rhine River
US Third Army crosses the Rhine River into Germany -
Presidential Death
President Roosevelt dies -
Hitler Dies
Hitler commits suicide when he realizes Germany has lost -
Germany
Germany surrenders -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The US drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki -
The End
Japan surrenders to the Allies