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world war II
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German-Italian Axis
Durning a speach itlay's leader Benito Mussolini Referred to the existence of a "German-Italian Axis". -
Japan and Nazi Germany
Japan and Nazi Germany signed the Anti-Comintern Pact -
Hiltler Invites Europe To A Conference
As his self-imposed october 1 deadline for occupation of the sudetenland apporaches, Adolf Hiltler invites Italian learder's Duce Bentito Mussolini, French Premier Edourd Deladier, and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlian to one last conference in Munich. -
The Polish and Czech Ultimatum
German troops march into the sudetenland. The Polish government gives the Czech goverment an ultimatum that Zaolzie region must be handed over within twenty-four hours. The Czechs havd little choice bit to comply -
Sovievt Union and Germany Treaty Annex
the treaty that the soviets and the germans signed gave germany new areas of land that included Finland, Estonia, latvia, eastern Poland, north-east procince of romania. After the annex luithuania was ressigngs to the soviets. -
Beginnining of WWII
opening shots of world war II and invasion poland 4:45am central european time under cover of darkness, the German WW1-era balttleship Schleswig-Holstein quielty slips her moorings at her wharf in Danzig harbor, drifts into center of the channel, and commencses firing on the fortess westerplatte, a poliosh army instaliation at the mouth of the port of Danzig, polond. -
Europe declares war on Germany
The United Kingdom. France, New Zealand, Australia and India declare war on Nazi Germany. Prime Minister of Canada Mackenzie KIng, in English, and Justice Minster Ernest Lapointe, in French give an international radio adress Stating the Dominion's intention to declare war also -
Soviet Union Invades
THe soviet Union invades poland and the occupies eastern polish territiories. Royal NAvvy aircraft carrier HMS courageous is torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-29 in the western Apporaches with the loss of 519 crew, the first British warship loss ofthe war. -
Germany invades
The Nazi invades the neutral contrues of Denmark and Norway in operation Waserubung, opening norweigian campagin. The British royal navey attemps to attack elments of the Geraman fleet of norway. -
Second Armistice at Compiegne
The french Third Republic and Nazi Germany sign an armistice ending the battle of France i nteh forest of Compiegne, in tthe same Compagnie interatale des wagon-lits railraod car used by Marshal Ferndinad FOch to agreee. -
Battle of brtian
the battle of Britan begins -
WInston Churchill
promsies all possible Britsih assistance to the Soviet Union in a worldwide Broadcast: "Any man or state who marches with Hitler is our foe" -
Attack on Peral Harbor
Aircraft flying from imprerial japanese navy carriers launch a surprise attack on the united states fleet at peral habor in hawili thus drawing the united state into world war II. the attack begins at 7:48 A.M hawaiian standard time and is announced on radio stations in the U.S. at about 11:26 p.m. PST (19.26 GMT). -
THe battle of Hong Kong
the battle begins shorty after 8:00 a.m. less than eight after the attack on peral harbor when japanese forces invade hong Kong, which is defend by british, Candaian and local troops. THe uniited Kingdom offically declares on the empire of Japan