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September 1939
Germany invades Poland causing Great Britain and France declare war on Germany. -
April 1940
Blitzkrieg against Denmark and Norway. -
May 1940
Axis attacks against Netherlands, Belgium, and France. -
June 1940
France surrenders against axis powers. -
August 1940
Axis makes an air attack on Britain. -
April 1941
Greece and Yugoslavia are captured by the Axis. -
June 1941
Hitler invades the Soviet Union. -
December 1941
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Philippines, and Dutch East Indies. The United States enters the war. -
Spring 1942
Japan controls most of Southeast Asia. -
Spring 1942
The United States wins battles of Coral Sea and Midway. -
Fall 1942
Germans attack Stalingrad.
Britain and United States invade North America. -
February 1943
Germans surrendered at Stalingrad. -
May 1943
German and Italian troops surrendered in French North Africa. -
July 1943
Soviets defeat Germans at Battle of Kursk. -
June 1944
Rome falls to Allies.
D-Day occurs on June 6. -
August 1944
Paris is liberated. -
March 1945
Germany is invaded by Allies. -
April 1945
Soviets enter Berlin.
Hitler and Mussolini die. -
May 1945
Germany surrenders to Allies. -
August 1945
United States drops Atomic bombs on Japan. Japan surrenders.
