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War breaks out in Europe
Germany invades Poland saying that the Poles had carried out operations against German targets near the border. -
western europe
Germany invaded Denmark and Norway to protect shipments of iron ore from Sweden, which the Allies were attempting to cut off -
italy's part
taly began operations in the Mediterranean, initiating a siege of Malta , conquering British Somaliland in August, and making an incursion into British-held Egypt -
attaks in the pasific
Japan launched its first attack against Changsha, a strategically important Chinese city, -
axis forces attack russia
Hitler believed that Britain's refusal to end the war was based on the hope that the United States and the Soviet Union would enter the war against Germany sooner or later and he attacked them -
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allies gain momentum
Canadian and U.S. forces were sent to eliminate Japanese forces from the Aleutians.Soon after, the U.S. with support from Australian and New Zealand forces began major operations to isolate Rabaul by capturing surrounding islands, and to breach the Japanese Central Pacific perimeter at the Gilbert and Marshall Islands. By the end of March 1944, the Allies had completed both of these objectives, and additionally neutralised the major Japanese base at Truk in the Caroline Islands. -
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allies gain momentum
Canadian and U.S. forces were sent to eliminate Japanese forces from the Aleutians. Soon after, the U.S. with support from Australian and New Zealand forces began major operations to isolate Rabaul by capturing surrounding islands, and to breach the Japanese Central Pacific perimeter at the Gilbert and Marshall Islands. the Allies had completed both of these objectives, and additionally neutralised the major Japanese base at Truk in the Caroline Islands. -
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allies close in
On 6 June 1944 (known as D-Day), after three years of Soviet pressure,the Western Allies invaded northern France. After reassigning several Allied divisions from Italy, they also attacked southern France.These landings were successful, and led to the defeat of the German Army units in France. -
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allies close
known as D-Day the Western Allies invaded northern France. After reassigning several Allied divisions from Italy, they also attacked southern France. These landings were successful, and led to the defeat of the German Army units in France. Paris was liberated by the local resistance assisted by the Free French Forces, both led by General Charles de Gaulle, on 25 August and the Western Allies continued to push back German forces in western Europe during the latter part of the year. -
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axis powers go down\
Germany made a last attempt on the West by using most of its remaining reserves to launch a massive counter-offensive in the Ardennes to split the Western Allies, encircle large portions of Western Allied troops and capture their primary supply port at Antwerp to prompt a political settlement.By January, the offensive had been repulsed with no strategic objectives fulfilled. the Soviets and Poles attacked in Poland,pushing from the Vistula to the Oder river in Germany, and overran East Prussia.
