WW2

By Alex818188

  • Invasion of Poland

    Germany invades Poland on September 1, starting WWII. Britain and France declare war on Germany.

  • Fall of France

    Germany quickly conquers much of Western Europe, including France. The Battle of Britain begins.

  • Operation Barbarossa & Pearl Harbor

    Germany invades the Soviet Union; Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, bringing the USA into the war.

  • D-Day

    Allied forces land in Normandy, France (June 6), opening a Western front against Germany.

  • End of the war

    • Hitler dies (April)
    • Germany surrenders (May 7–8, V-E Day)
    • U.S. drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki (August)
    • Japan surrenders (September 2, V-J Day)