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German President Paul von Hindenburg named Hitler Chancellor of Germany. -
Nazi Germany, Great Britain, the French Republic and Fascist Italy make an agreement in Munich. -
Germany and Soviet Union signed a non-aggression pact, known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. -
Also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, and more. It was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union. -
This went on for 8 months. It got the name 'Phoney war' because of the minimal fighting, especially on land. -
On the same day, Denmark surrendered and was used as a base for the fight against Norway. -
The evacuation of more than 338,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk. -
A surprise military strike against the American navel base at Pearl Harbour in Honolulu, Hawaii. -
Allies Great Britain and United States declared war on Japan. -
An air raid by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo. -
It has it's name because this naval battle is midway between North America and Asia in the North Pacific ocean. -
Also known as 'Operation Torch' ;an Allied invasion of French North Africa. -
Italy accepts the inevitable and and surrendered to the allies. -
A military battle that persisted until German garrison surrendered the French Capital. -
German forces launch a surprise attack on Allied forces through the forest in the Ardennes area. -
A military operation with the goal of crossing the Rhine. Also known as 'Operation Plunder'. -
American bombing raids on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. -
After 9 days, the Red Army finally reached Berlin and planted the Soviet flag. -
After Adolf Hitlers death, Germany's only option was to surrender. -
After the atomic bomb, Emperor Hirohito announces that Japan will surrender.