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Invasion of Poland
Hitler attacked Poland because he wanted Germans to live there. He thought the Polish people were inferior and only were used to as a work force. In the last three months the Nazis murdered 65,000 Jewish and non-Jewish Poles. -
Battle of France
France had declared war on Germany and opened fire after just six weeks, defeated the allied forces and conquered France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. -
Invasion of Denmark and Norway
Nazi Germany attacked Norway and Denmark was surrendered and occupied, the country was a useful base of operations for the fight against Norway. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japan staged a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, decimating the US Pacific Fleet. When Germany and Italy declared war on the United States days later, America found itself in a global war. -
Battle of Beda Fomm
The battle of beda fomm took place following the rapid British advance during Operation Compass. The Italian 10th Army was forced to evacuate cyrenaica, the eastern province of Libya. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The battle of stalingrad was a brutal military campaign between Russian forces and those of nazi germany and the Axis powers during WW2 -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a major turning point in the pacific theater, shifting the initiative from the japanese to the americans, allowing the US to launch the attack on Guadalcanal. -
The Allied Invasion of Sicily
the Allies launched Operation Husky before sunrise, a massive amphibious assault on the southern shores of the island. -
Smolenks Operation
The ensuing battles in the Smolensk region frustrated German hopes for quick victory. Despite destroying two Soviet armies and encircling the remnants near Smolensk, they were soon faced by seven newly-mobilized Soviet armies. -
Russian troops recapture Novgorod
Russian troops recapture Novgorod, and will retake Leningrad a week later. By early May, they will have recaptured Odessa and Sevastopol as well. -
The first Russian units reach Poland
the Red Army crossed the borders of Poland thus beginning the occupation of the eastern territories of the Second Republic of Poland, lasting almost two years. -
End of WW2
Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending the WW2 -
The first Russian units reach Poland
The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were two nuclear attacks ordered by the president of the United States, against the empire of Japan. The attacks were carried out on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ,