World War II

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  • World War II

    Hitler invades Poland
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    World War II

  • France and Britain

    France and Britian declare war on Germany

  • Canada

    Canada declares war on Germany

  • Soviets (Russia)

    Soviets invade Poland

  • Soviets invade Finland

    Soviets Invade Finland

  • Germany invades Denmark and Norway

  • Germany invades Holland, Belgium, and France

  • Soviets occupy Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia

  • Italy attacks British Somaliland

  • Germany, Italy, andJapan sign the "Axis" pact

  • Italy invades Greece

  • Germany attacks Romania

  • Germany invades the Soviet Union, breaking their secret treaty

  • Yugoslavia surrenders to the Nazis

  • Japan invades Dutch colonies in the Pacific

  • Japanese troops invade Burma and the Philippines

  • Allied bombing campaign of Germany begins

  • Mas murder of Jews by gassing begins at Auschwitz

  • Canadian troops make a disastrous raid on the French port of Dieppe

  • British and Australians begin to counter-attack Japanese troops in the Pacific

  • Germanys surrender at Stalingrad in the first big defeat of Hitlr's armies

  • Allies, including Canadians, invade Sicily in first invasion of Axis- hold Europe

  • Russian tanks defeat Germans at Kursk

  • US forces capture Guadalcanal Island

    By capturing Guadalcanal Island, its a first step to invading Japan

  • Canadian troops take part in the bloody battle for Ortona, Italy

  • US troops in Pacific begin drive on Japan

  • Allies Invade Normandy to begin the liberation of France

    Canadian troops land on 3 out 5 the 5 beaches

  • Allies liberate Paris from German city

  • Allies take the German City, Aachen.

  • Germanys last counterattack on the allies

  • Battle of the Bulge Fails

  • Canadian troops begin the liberation of Holland

  • Russian troops continue to advance west

  • Auschwitz death camp liberated by Russians

  • Russian troops enter Berlin

  • Gerany Surrenders

  • US troops capture Okinawa (first of Japanese home islands)

  • Atomic bombs are dropped on Japanese cities

  • Japan surrenders

  • World War 2 ends