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Germany invaded Poland on September first 1939, which broke the non-aggresion pact they made with Poland. Germany excused their behaviour by claming Poland was planing to attack Germany first. -
A German attack utilising a devastating tactic combining quick movement of troops, ranks and massive use of air power to support infantry movements -
338,000 British and French soldiers rescued and evacuated from Dunkirk in France -
Duel between the British forces and the German air force, and a German Blitz of London and other British cities. -
The Allied forces seige Tobruk as well as Libya in a large offencive to weaken the Turkish front. -
Operation Barbarossa was a German offensive of the Soviet Union, attempting to take Russia through invasion from the west -
Japan bombs Pearl Habour, America, in an attempt to eradicate Americas Navy and ships, and stop them from entering or fighting in the war. -
The Japanese conquered the British stronghold of Singapore, mainly due to the islands poor defence and their inability to stop the Japanese attacks. -
The battle began with a Japanese offensive in the Pacific, which failed, and the U.S began their own counter-offensive against the Japanese Navy. -
The Allied Forces hear about the acts of the Holocaust and the German anti-semitism in the war. -
The Allied forces land on Normandy, for the D-Day attacks, in an attempt to take back Nazi-Germany France, and ultimately won, in the largest seaside invasion in history -
Due to a counter-offensive from the Soviet Union, the German Forces were unable to fight back and ultimately surrended, which marked the beginning of the end of the War -
In revenge for Pearl Habour, the U.S forces drop two large nuclear bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which ultimately marked the ending of World War 2.