World War II

By mckburkholder

  • Start of WWII

    Germany invaded Poland

  • Germany has had 4 countries declare war on them

    Britain, Australia, New Zealand and France declare war on Germany

  • US Neutrality

    US claimed they're neutral

  • German Invasions

    Germany invades Denmark and Norway

  • Surrenders

    Holland surrenders on May 15, 1940
    Belgium surrenders on May 28, 1940

  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk happens following the fall of France

  • France Surrenders to Germany

    The French signed an armistice with Germany which took them out of the war and into German occupation

  • German Bltzkrieg

    London is the key target. Air raids continue in major cities in England

  • Pact Signing

    Pact is signed by Germany, Italy and Japan

  • First Use of Gas Chambers

    First experimental use of gas chambers in Auschwitz

  • US Declares War

    After Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt declares war on the Axis Powers

  • Allies in North Africa

    Allies invade Morocco and Egypt

  • Stalingrad

    Russians won their first victory against Germany

  • Italy Surrenders

    Mussolini had been thrown out of office and the Italian government surrendered to the British and US

  • Battle of the Bulge

    German's final defensive launch throughout the Ardennes region of Belgium

  • D-Day

    The Allied Forces invasion of France

  • Hitler Commits Suicide

    Hitler commits suicide in his bombproof shelter with his wife

  • Germany Surrenders

    German forces in Italy surrendered to the Allies

  • Great Britain and US Victories

    Germany finally surrenders

  • WWII Ends

    WWII ends on September 2, 1945