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German Anschluss with Austira
Hitler went ahead with his plans to unify all German speaking people. he annexed Austria then demanded the liberation of German people in Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Neville Chamberlain flew to Germany to attempt a settlement before war broke out. -
Treaty of Munich
Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladier of France and Mussolini of Italy met in Munich and agreed that Hitler should have the Sudetenland of Czechoslovakia. The Czechs didn't get represented at the meeting and they realized that no country would come to their aid and were forced to surrender with Germany. Hitler told those at the meeting that this was the next step of his plan for expansion. Chamberlain returned to England with a piece of paper signed by Hitler, proclaiming 'Peace in Our Time.' -
Britain Rearms and Reassures Poland
Britain had begun rearming and a highly secret radar early warning system was installed along the east coast. Conscription was introduced and assurances were given to Poland, who was being threatened by Further. -
Hitler Invades Czecholsovakia
Despite the assurance given by Hitler in the Treaty of Munich, he marched into Czechoslovakia and occupied the country. -
Britain and France Declare War on Germany
They declare war on Germany. Neville Chamberlain broadcast the announcement that the country was at war. -
Russia and Germany Sign Pact
Hitler and Stalin signed a non aggression pact which included secret clauses for the division of Poland. -
Hitler Invades Poland
Adolf Hitler invaded Poland. -
Battle of Britain
- July,luftwaffe bombers to attack British ports. His aim, to assess the speed and quality of response by the RAF
- during August the attacks on shipping continued. bombing raids were concentrated on RAF air fields.
- Blitz September 7 in the city of London was heavily bombed. Hitler hoped to destroy the morale of the British people.
- Night bombing failure of daylight bombing raids began a series of nightly bombing raids on London and other industrial cities. October 31st raids ceased
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Blitzkrieg
Hitler launched his blotzkrieg against Holland and Belgium. Rotterdam was bombed almost to extinction. Both countries were occupiedz -
Chamberlain resigns
neville Chamberlain resigned after pressure from labor members for a more active prosecution of the war in Winston Churchill became the new head of the wartime coalition government. Chamberlain give Churchill his on reserve support. Devon was made minister of labor and recruited workers for the factories and step of coal production. Beaverbrook minister of aircraft production increase production of fighter aircraft -
Chamberlain resigns
neville Chamberlain resigned after pressure from labor members for a more active prosecution of the war and Winston Churchill became the new head of the wartime collation government. Chamberlain gave Churchhill his own reserve support. Ernest Bevin was made minister of labor and recruited workers for the factories and step up cool production. Lord Beaverbrook, minister of aircraft production increased production of fighter aircraft. -
Phoney War
The months following Britain's declaration of war are referred to as the phoney war because Britain saw no military action. -
Hitler invades Denamrk and Norway, it was to safeguard and supply routes of Sweedish ore and also to establish a Norewegian base from which to break the British naval blockade on Germany
Hitler invaded and occupied Denmark and Norway -
Dunkirk
The British commander and chief Gord had been forced to retreat to the coast at Dunkirk. Troops waited under fire, to be taken off the beaches. More than 33800 people were rescued somewhere French and taken into the French army -
Dunkirk Operation Dynamo
The British commander in chief, general gourd, had been forced to retreat to the coast at Dunkirk. The troops waited, under merciless fire, to be taken off the beaches. A car went out to all owners of seaworthy vessels to travel to Dunkirk to take the troops of the beaches of Dunkirk. More than 338,000 men were rescued, among some of them 140000French who would form the nucleus of the free French army under a little known general, Charles de gaulle. -
Italy enter war on side of axis powers
Italy entered the war on the side of the axis powers. Italy’s motive for entering the war was the hope of rich pickings from the spoils of war -
France signs armistice with Germany
The French, Marshall Petain, signed the armistice with Germany taking friends, which had been devastated, out of the war in into German occupation. -
Tripartite Pact
This pact of mutual alliance was signed by Germany, Italy and Japan. -
British rout Italians in North Africa
Italian forces in North Africa were routed by the British led by General Wavell -
Hitler attacks Russia - Operation Barbarossa
Hitler sent 3 million and 3,500 tanks into Russia. The Russians were taken by surprise as they had signed a treaty with Germany in 1939. Stalin immediatley signed a mutual assistance treaty with Britian and launched an Eastern front battle that would claim 20 million casualties. The USA, which had been supplying arms to britian under a lend lease agreement, offered similar to USSR -
Pearl Habor
The Japanese, who were already waging war against the Chinese, attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as a preliminary to taking British, French and Dutch colonies in South East asia -
Britian and US declare war on Japan
Britian and the US declared war on Japan -
Italy and Germany attack Yugoslavia
German and Italy troops attackedYugoslavia, Greece and the island of Crete. German field Marshall Erwin Rommel led the axis powers back to North Africa. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Russians won their first victory against Germany at the battle of Stalingrad. -
l allies push into north Africa
British and American forces under the command of General Dwight Eisenhower landed in the north west of Africa and assumed control of French morocco in Algeria. They gradually closed in on the Germans. -
Japanese take Singapore
The Japanese captured Singapore from the British, taking some 60,000 prisoners. -
Battle of Midway
The USA defeated the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. Following this victory, the US navy was able to push the Japanese back. -
Allies in North Africa
General Alaxander was given a hand written directive from Churchill ordering that his main directive was to be the destruction of the German Italian army commanded by Field Marshall Rommel together with all its supplies and establishments in Eygpt amd Libya. As soon as sufficent material had been built up, Alexander handed the campaign over to General Montgomery. -
Battle of el alamein
Montgomery attacked the German Italian army in north Africa with a massive bombardment followed by an armored attack. He then proceeded to chase the routed enemy some 1500 miles across the desert. -
allies invaded Sicily
British and US forces invaded Sicily. -
allies take Cicely
The Allied troops had won the island of Sicily -
Allies meet at Tehran
Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchhill coordinate plans for us for Germany. They discussed war settlements. Churchhill did not trust Stallon. Churchhill was overruled in the fate of postwar Eastern Europe wasn’t thus decided -
Axis surrender north Africa
The British and American forces managed to defeat the axis forces in north America. -
Italy surrenders
Mussolini had been thrown out of office in the new government of Italy surrendered to the British in the USA. They then agreed to join allies. The Germans took control of the Italian army free do so many from imprisonment, and set them up as head of a puppet government in northern Italy. This block any further allied advance through Italy -
Leningrad relieved
The siege of Leningrad was lifted by the Soviet army -
rome liberated
although Italy had surrendered in September, it was only now that the allies were able to liberate Rome from the Germans -
Japanese evicted from Burma
British forces under general slim, with help from guerrilla fighting chindits led by Orde Wingate, evicted the Japanese from Burma. -
Battle of the bulge
Germany launched its final defensive through that ardennes religion of Belgium. However, they were beaten back by the allies. -
D Day
The allies launched an attack on Germany’s forces in Normandy western France. Many transports carried in vision army is under the supreme command of General Eisenhower to Normandy beaches. Germans who had been fed false information about landing near Polari The allies launched an attack on Germany’s forces in Normandy western France. Many transports carried invasion armies under the supreme command of General Eisenhower to Normandy beaches. for allies it was essential to first capture at a port -
Paris liberated
The French capital of Paris was liberated from the Germans -
V2 flying bombs
The first V2 flying bombs killed three people in London -
allies cross the Rhine
The allies cross the Rhine while Soviet forces were approaching Berlin from the east -
death of Roosevelt
President Roosevelt died. He was succeeded by President Truman. -
Russians reach Berlin
The Russians reached Berlin shortly before the US forces -
Mussolini captured and executed
Italians Partisans captured Mussolini and executed him -
Hitler commits suicide
The German leader, Adolf Hitler committed suicide and his bombproof shelter together with his mistress. Eva Braun, who we had, at the last minute, made his wife . -
German forces surrender
German forces in Italy surrendered to the allies -
German forces surrender
German forces in north western money, Holland and Denmark surrender to Montgomery on Lunenburg health. admiral Donets, whom Hitler had nominated as his successor, tried to reach agreement to surrender to the Western allies but to continue to fight the Russians. His request was refused -
donits offers unconditional surrender
hitler’s successor, donuts, offered an unconditional to surrender to the allies -
VE day
victory in Europe was celebrated -
Churchhill loses election
Churchhill loses the election to Clement at least labor party. 1945 -
atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima
The Japanese generals refused to surrender. The US dropped in the Tomic bomb on the island of Hiroshima -
Russia declares war on Japan
Russia declared war on Japan and invaded Japanese ruled manchuria -
Japanese surrender
The Japanese unconditionally surrendered to the allies ending the second world war -
Mac Arthur accepts Japan surrender
the US general except the Japan surrender of us formally ending the second world war -
atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
The US dropped an atomic bomb on the island of Nagasaki as a Japanese had not surrendered following Hiroshima -
blitzkrieg
Hitler launched his lightning war against Holland and Belgium. Rotterdam was bombed almost to extinction. Both countries were occupied