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World War II

By sillyboy
  • Germany and Russia sign a ten-year non-aggression alliance

    Germany and Russia sign a ten-year non-aggression alliance

    named The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
  • German attacks Poland

    German attacks Poland

    Great britain and France declare war on Germany
  • Italy declares war on France and England

    Italy declares war on France and England

  • German bomber planes begin attacking British airfields

    German bomber planes begin attacking British airfields

  • Japanese naval task force launches hundreds of aircraft to attack pear harbor

    Japanese naval task force launches hundreds of aircraft to attack pear harbor

    the US and Canada declare war on Japan
  • Singapore surrenders to Japan. 130,000 British, Indian, and Australians

    Singapore surrenders to Japan. 130,000 British, Indian, and Australians

    form the greatest mass surrender in British history.
  • American Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle leads a group of B-25 bombers on an attack on Tokyo and four other Japanese cities.

    American Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle leads a group of B-25 bombers on an attack on Tokyo and four other Japanese cities.

  • Germany, Reinhard Heydrich holds the Wannsee Conference, for planning the coordination of the murder of Jews all across Europe

    Germany, Reinhard Heydrich holds the Wannsee Conference, for planning the coordination of the murder of Jews all across Europe

    end result was the holocaust
  • German troops begin the battle for Stalingrad

    German troops begin the battle for Stalingrad

  • The surrounded German 6th Army at Stalingrad surrenders. About 450,000 soldiers in total died in the fight for the city

    The surrounded German 6th Army at Stalingrad surrenders. About 450,000 soldiers in total died in the fight for the city

  • Italian Premier Benito Mussolini is removed from power, replaced by Marshal Badoglio

    Italian Premier Benito Mussolini is removed from power, replaced by Marshal Badoglio

  • D-Day, Operation Overlord begins, with British, American, and Canadian forces landing on Normandy beaches in northern France.

    D-Day, Operation Overlord begins, with British, American, and Canadian forces landing on Normandy beaches in northern France.

  • Adolf Hitler is slightly wounded in an assassination attempt by Claus von Stauffenberg, involving several high-ranking Germans

    Adolf Hitler is slightly wounded in an assassination attempt by Claus von Stauffenberg, involving several high-ranking Germans

  • American forces return to the Philippines

    American forces return to the Philippines

  • Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his underground bunker

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his underground bunker

  • America drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

    America drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima

  • Japan signs official surrender

    Japan signs official surrender