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Adolf Hitler invades Poland and that drove Britain and France to declare war on Germany. -
Germany invades France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The Netherlands surrendered on the 15th of may Belgium on the 28th. -
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Empire of Japan on the United States Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu, Hawaii. -
Some Japanese were sent to road- construction camps. Men who resisted separation from their families were sent to internment camps in Ontario. In February, the government ordered the relocation of all Japanese Canadians living within 160 kilometres of the Pacific coast -
On July 19, 1943, during Operation Crosspoint, Rome was bombed by 521 Allied planes.Between 11 a.m. and 12 noon, 150 Allied B-17 Flying Fortresses attacked the San Lorenzo freight yard Then the second target was the Littorio marshalling yard on the northern side of Rome -
The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest amphibious invasion in military history. -
The German armed forces surrendered unconditionally to the Allies on May 7, 1945. The surrender went into effect the next day, May 8. Then most parts of Europe stopped fighting and to celebrate they made a day called victory day on May 9 1945. -
On September 2, 1945, Japanese representatives signed the official Instrument of Surrender, prepared by the War Department and approved by President Harry S. Truman. -
The Paris Peace Treaties (French: Traités de Paris) were signed on 10 February 1947 following the end of World War II in 1945. -
On April 1, 1949, the Japanese Canadians were granted freedom of movement and could re-enter the "protected zone" along BC's coast.