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Hitler Elected
Adolf Hitler is elected Chancellor of Germany. He abolishes democracy and becomes a dictator. Japan and Germany leave the League of Nations -
German Military
The German military enters the neutral Saar region, Hitler resumes conscription to the German military. -
Enter Saar region
The German military enters the neutral Saar region, Hitler resumes conscription to the German military. -
German Milititary Entering Italy
The German military enters the demilitarized Rhine region. The German-Italian "Axis" is formed. -
Chinas Invasion
Japan, which already occupies Manchuria, invades central China -
Hitler Annexes
Hitler annexes Austria and western Czechoslovakia. -
Czechoslovakia Surrenders to Germany
Czechoslovakia surrenders to imminent German invasion -
Italy invade Albania
Hitler cancels the German-British naval agreement and the German-Polish non-aggression pact. Italy invades Albania. -
knowing Germany
Polish intelligence passes all its knowledge about the German Enigma machine to British and French intelligence -
Non-agrgression pact
Germany and Russia sign non-aggression pact, secretly agreeing to invade Poland and share it. German U-boats and battleships sail to the Atlantic Ocean for war. -
Poland invasion
Germany invades Poland, World War 2 begins. -
World War II Begins
Sep 3 - Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
U.S, remain calm
The U.S. remains neutral but president Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency" -
Soviet Invasion?
Russia invades Poland -
Warsaw Surrenders
Warsaw surrenders to the Nazi -
Polish Army Surrenders
The last remaining Polish forces surrender -
Finland Invasion
Russia invades Finland -
British Intellegence
The first German Enigma messages are decoded by British intelligence -
Soviet war ends
Russia-Finland war ends. It convinces Hitler that the Russian military is ineffective. -
Nazi Invade Denmark
Apr 8 - Germany invades Denmark and Norway -
British Forces Arrive
British forces land in Narvik, Norway, but leave in 10 days -
German Invasions
Germany invades France, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg. Winston Churchill becomes Britain's prime minister. -
Nazi reach the British
German forces reach the British Channel. -
Evacuation
Evacuation of British and French forces to Britain at Dunkirk begins. -
Surrendering Isnt an option
The evacuation at Dunkirk ends. 338,000 troops were rescued. Churchill declares that Britain will never surrender. -
Norway Surender
Norway surrenders -
Italy Declare War
Italy declares war on the collapsing France and on Britain. -
Welcome to Paris
German troops march into Paris -
Soviets invade
Russia invades Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. Churchill declares this is Britain's finest hour. -
The French Surrender
France surrenders -
Russia Making Moves
Russia annexes the eastern regions of Romania. -
Nazi Invade Britian's channels
Germany invades the British Channel islands. -
Battle Of Britain
The Battle of Britain air campaign begins -
Bombing British
The Luftwaffe begins to bomb British early warning radars -
Aircraft Loses in a day
Aug 15 - The Luftwaffe loses 76 aircraft in one day -
Bombing Berlin
British night bombers bomb Berlin -
Hitler Changes the Luftwaffes
Hitler changes the Luftwaffe's objective from destroying the Royal Air Force to bombing London. This allows the R.A.F to recover and win the battle of Britain. -
Italy Invaded British
Italy invades British-held Egypt from Libya, the North African campaign begins. -
Largest Luftwaffe
The largest Luftwaffe daytime bombardment, it loses 56 aircraft -
japs join
Japan joins The Axis -
Nazi Enter Ally Romania
German troops enter their Ally Romania, Germany's only source of oil which is threatened by Russia -
Invasion Canceled
Hitler cancels the invasion of Britain. -
Spain Refuse
Spain rejects Hitler's offer to join the war and remains neutral. -
Italy Invade Greece
Italy invades Greece from Albania, but stopped, twice. -
British Aircraft
British carrier aircraft sink Italian fleet in Taranto's harbor. Yamamoto in Japan is impressed by their success. -
Two Countries Join
Hungary and Romania, both military dictatorships, join The Axis. -
British Forces
British forces in Egypt counter attack the Italians and advance along the Libyan coast -
Erwin Rommel helps Italians
Hitler sends Rommel and the Afrika Korps to help the Italians in North Africa -
Dont forget about Bulgaria
Bulgaria joins The Axis. The Axis-Russian border now stretch from the Baltic sea to the black sea. -
Attacking the abaritish
Rommel attacks the British forces in North Africa. -
British troops arrive
British troops arrive at Greece to support it. -
Nazi start to Invade
Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece -
Non-aggression pact.
After military clashes, Japan and Russia sign non-aggression pact. -
Yugoslavia Surrenders
Yugoslavia surrenders. British forces evacuate Greek mainland to Crete -
Germans troops invade in the air
May 20 - German paratroopers and airborne troops invade Crete by air -
Nazis occupy Athens
German troops occupy Athens -
U-boats captured
U-boat U-110 is captured with Enigma settings tables -
British troops surrender
British forces in Crete surrender. -
Stalin making moves
Stalin orders the "scorched earth" strategy. -
British forces aided
British forces aided by Israeli volunteers invade French controlled Syria and Lebanon -
Nazis invade the Soviets
Germany invades Russia. Hitler orders "maximum cruelty" against civilians, which results in fanatic Russian resistance. -
germain attack moscow
German army group "Center" takes Smolensk, just 220 miles from Moscow. -
Bombing Soviets
The Luftwaffe bombs Moscow -
Japs invade
Japan invades French Indo-China (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia) -
Hitlers greatest mistake
Hitler, eager to occupy the rich Ukraine first, orders to stop army group Center's advance to Moscow and to transfer its two tank armies to army groups "North" and "South". This is perhaps Hitler's greatest mistake. The German Generals argue in vain against it. -
The killing of jews
Hermann Goering orders the SS to prepare "the final solution", the plan to murder the millions of European jews. -
Resume in Moscow
Hitler orders to resume the advance to Moscow, in order to take it "in the limited time before winter". Army group "Center", is given back its two tank armies, plus a third tank army and additional air units. -
German siege
The long German siege of Leningrad begins. -
Nazis occupy kiev
The Germans in the South occupy Kiev and reach the Crimea. -
Final nazi moscow attack
The final German attack towards Moscow begins (operation Typhoon). -
Mud stop nazis attack
Rains stop German advance to Moscow due to deep mud which stops both tanks and infantry. -
Russians leave Moscow
Russian government leaves Moscow, the Germans occupy Odessa. -
Japans new prime minister
General Tojo becomes Japan's prime minister -
churchil order top priority
Churchill orders top priority to any request by the Enigma decoders. -
Nazis occupy Kharkov
The Germans occupy Kharkov -
Nazi resume on Moscow
With the mud frozen by the dropping temperatures, German advance to Moscow resumes. -
Soviets Resisting
The foremost German forces reach 27km from Moscow, but can advance no further due to strong Russian resistance. -
Nazis pushed back
At temperatures of -34C (-29F) and below, a major Russian counter attack near Moscow begins. Moscow is saved, and the Germans are pushed back. -
Japs attck upon pearl harbor
<a href='' >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFERgSrNuaE</a> -
First attack on u.s. land
The Japanese Navy attacks Pearl Harbor and the Phillipines, and the US joins the war. -
nazis and italians make a bad choice
Germany and Italy declare war on the US. -
German declare war on u.s.a.
<a href='' >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lpOQNNjejs</a> -
Hitler putting matters in own hands
Hitler orders "fanatic resistance" and appoints himself military commander-in-chief. -
Japs occupy manila
Japanese forces occupy Manila -
Japs invade
Japanese forces invades Indonesia -
Japs occupy Malaysia
Japanese forces occupy Malaysia -
Japanese military invade
Japanese forces invade Burma -
U-boats in the east
German U-boats begin to sink ships along the US East coast. -
Offensive in the north
Rommel begins another offensive in North Africa -
Japs invade islands
Japanese forces invade the Solomon islands -
U.S. troops arrive in europe
US troops begin to arrive in Britain -
Singapore surrender
Feb 15 - Singapore surrenders to the Japanese -
Nazis kill murder jews
"industrial scale" murder of jews by poison gas begins in Nazi death camps. -
bombing in tokyo
Doolittle's raid - US bombers bomb Tokyo. -
last and only american
The last American troops in the Phillipines surrender -
Battle of the coral sea
Battle of the Coral Sea. One Japanese carrier and one American carrier are sunk -
Nazi offensive
The German spring offensive in southern Russia begins. -
Battle of Midway
The battle of Midway. Four Japanese carriers are sunk, and one American carrier. Japan's naval superiority is lost. -
japs land on Guadalcanal
Japanese forces land in Guadalcanal -
Nomore retreating
Stalin forbids further Russian retreats, at any cost. -
Greatest coutry land on guadalcanal
US forces land in Guadalcanal -
new british comander
Montgomery becomes commander of the British 8th army in North Africa -
Dieppe Raid
Allied landing in Dieppe fails. -
Battle of stalingrad
Aug 23 - The German 6th army reach Stalingrad, the battle of Stalingrad begins. -
stingrad stopped
The German advance in Stalingrad is stopped. -
El Alamein begins
Oct 23 - The 2nd battle of El Alamein in North Africa begins. -
Allies land in the west
Allied forces land in western North Africa, at Rommel's back -
Soviets counter attack
The Russian flanking counter attack around Stalingrad begins -
Nazis failure
The Germans fail to break the encirclement of their army in Stalingrad -
Germans surrender in stalingrad
The last German forces in Stalingrad surrender -
Allies control north africa
The long North Africa campaign ends. The Allies control North Africa -
German u-boats sink
41 German U-boats sunk in 3 weeks. Doenitz retreats all U-boats from the North atlantic -
Battle of Kursk
The battle of Kursk begins -
sicily invasion
The Allie invade sicily -
Mussolini arrested
Mussolini is replaced and arrested. -
Germans know about Enigma
The Germans know the Enigma was decoded, but believe the new types and procedures are safe again. -
Allies invade Italy
The Allies invade Italy's mainland -
Italians surrender
Italy surrenders. The German forces in northern and central Italy occupy it -
Soviets liberate smolensk
The Russians liberate Smolensk -
Allies anti sub in azores
Allied anti submarine bases established in the Azores, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean -
Soviets liberate kiev
The Russians liberate Kiev -
Marines land in Tarawa
Nov 19 - The Marines land in Tarawa -
rommel takes charge
Rommel takes command of the "atlantic wall" in the French coast -
Bomb over germany
P-51 fighters provide all-the-way long range escort to bombers over Germany -
new western allie commander
Eisenhower becomes supreme commander of western allies forces -
Allies land in Italy
Jan 22 - Allies land in Anzio, Italy -
Soviets advance into Ukraine
Mar - The Russians advance into the Ukraine -
Russians liberate Odessa
The Russians liberate Odessa -
Allies thinking smart
Allied bombers begin to concentrate on the German fuel industry -
Germany enigma messages
The German Navy's Enigma messages are decoded almost in real time. -
D-day
D-Day. American, British, Canadian forces invade France at the beaches of Normandy -
German attack british
1st German V-1 cruise missile attack on Britain -
Marines land
The Marines land in Saipan -
Phillipine sea battle
Battle of the Phillipine sea -
Russians in belarus
The Russians advance to Belarus -
Cherburg free
Cherburg is liberated -
Hitler survives Assassination
Hitler survives an assassination attempt by senior German officers with light wounds. -
New general; marines land
Hitler appoints General Guderian to chief of the army (OKH). The Marines land in Guam -
Tinian
Jul 24 - The Marines land in Tinian -
Soviets reach the border
The Russians reach the old German-Russian border in central Poland -
Patton breaks out
Patton breaks out of the beachhead deep into France -
Warsaw against nazis
Warsaw revolts against the Germans -
Allies land in france
The Allies land in southern France -
Romans surrender
Romania surrenders to the Russians. Its oil fields were Germany's only source of natural oil -
Paris liberated
Paris is liberated. -
Allie air support
Allied fighters achieve air superiority over Germany -
surrendering
Finland and Bulgaria surrenders to the Russians -
first german missile
1st German V-2 ballistic missile attack on Britain -
market garden
Operation Market Garden in Holland -
british in greece
British forces land in Greece -
nazis evacuate
The Germans evacuate Riga, Latvia -
athens liberated
Athens is liberated -
marines in leyte
The Marines land in Leyte, in the Philippines. In response, the Japanese Navy begins to use Kamikaze suicide pilots. -
bombing in tokyo
B-29 bombers begin to bomb Tokyo from bases in the Mariana islands -
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nazis attack
The German attack in the Ardennes begin -
marines in luzon
The Marines land in Luzon in the Philippines -
soviets reach the germans
The Russians reach Germany itself at the Oder river -
liberating nazis death camps
The Russians liberate the Auschwitz death camp -
death camp freedom
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Ardennes campaign end
The Ardennes campaign ends -
dresden bombed
The Russians occupy Budapest, Hungary. Dresden bombed. -
marines land in Iwo jima
The Marines land in Iwo Jima -
manila free
Manila is liberated -
allies in germany
The Allies occupy Cologne, Germany -
U.S. forces cross the bridge
US forces cross the Rhine on the Remagen bridge -
battle of iwo jima
The battle of Iwo Jima ends -
missile attacks end
V-2 missile attacks end -
missile attacks
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americans encircled nazis
German forces encircled in the Ruhr by the Americans -
marines in okinawa
The Marines land in Okinawa. Japan orders all its forces to use Kamikaze suicide tactic -
battleship sinks
The super battleship Yamato is sunk on its way to a Kamikaze fight in Okinawa -
allies occupy
The Allies occupy Hannover -
death camps liberated
The Allies liberate the Buchenwald death camp -
president roosevelt died
President Roosevelt dies. -
soviets in vienna
The Russians enter Vienna -
soviets begin attack on berlin
The Russians begin final advance to Berlin -
Americans and Russians meet
American and Russian forces meet -
nazis defence lose
German defense in northern Italy finally collapse -
allies liberate dachau camp
Mussolini is executed by the Italian resistance. The Allies liberate the Dachau death camp -
Hitler dead
Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin. He appoints Admiral Doenitz as his successor. -
war ends in europe
Germany surrenders. The war in Europe ends -
germany surrender
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bombing Yokohama
450 B-29 bombers bomb Yokohama -
bombing japs cities
660 B-29 bombers bomb Japanese cities -
Okinawa battle ends
Battle of Okinawa ends -
Atomic bomb
the US tests the atomic bomb in New Mexico. It works -
U.S. destroy Hiroshima
Hiroshima is destroyed by an atomic bomb -
Russia in war
Russia declares war on Japan -
ataomic bomb
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world war 2 ends
Japan surrenders. World War 2 finally ends. -
U.S. destroy Nagasaki
Nagasaki is destroyed by an atomic bomb -
