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World War II

By hparmer90

  • World War II began

    World War II began
    Britain, France, New Zealand, and Australia declared war on Germany.

  • Blitzkrieg

    Blitzkrieg
    Germany invaded Belgium and the Netherlands, which became knowns as a lightning war (or "blitzkrieg").

  • Operation Barbosa

    Operation Barbosa
    Gernany invades the Soviet Union, which was called "operation Barbosa". The Soviets outnumbered the Germans, but the Germans aircraft technology was superior.

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japan attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The U.S. lost over 2,300 troops, and this caused the U.S. to enter WWII.

  • D-Day

    D-Day
    The Allied countries invaded Europe. Germany's last fight was at the Battle of the Bulge, (Dec. 1944-Jan. 1945) where they tried to defend themselves from America and Britain, but they were defeated. Germany formally surrendered on May 8th, 1945.

  • World War II ended

    World War II ended
    After the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders, thus ending WWII.