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The invasion of Austria by Hitler and the Germans.
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Britain and France gave Germany many things to keep Germany at bay.
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German forces fought Poland on land and from the air, as Hitler wanted to regain lost territory and rule Poland.
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On this day in 1939, in response to Hitler's invasion of Poland, Britain and France, both allies declare war on Germany
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Blitzkrieg is a battle strategy that is a fast quick strike also known as "lightning war"
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Dunkirk was the evacuation of the British Forces and other Allied troops from the port of Dunkirk to England.
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Britain and Germany's air forces fought over the united kingdom were Britain won.
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Benito Mussolini chose to ally Italy's forces with those of Adolf Hitler. Soon German and Italian armies were battling Allied troops on several fronts.
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Adolf Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union.
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On December 7, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the US Naval Base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, using planes and submarines.
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On December 8, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his “Infamy Speech” to American citizens, then America entered into World War II.
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The United States Navy defeated a Japanese attack against Midway marking a turning point in the war in the Pacific theatre.
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It was the Russian resistance against the German advance into the Soviet Union and marked the turning point of war in favor of the Allies.
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Because of the Allied invasion on Sicily, the Italian armies had felt scared and surrendered.
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The Invasion of Normandy was when the Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. With a huge force of over 150,000 soldiers, the Allies attacked and gained a victory that became the turning point for World War II in Europe
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The Liberation of Paris was a military action that took place during World War II until the Germans surrendered in Paris.
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The last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II it was however a unsuccessful attempt to push the Allies back from Germany.
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The stress of World War II had taken its toll on his health, and in March, 1944, hospital tests indicated he had atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure.
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But by April 1945, with the Allies advancing north through Italy, Mussolini knew the end was in sight. Together with his mistress Mussolini tried to flee but was captured and executed.
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Knowing the enemy was advancing Hitler had committed suicide in his underground bunker.
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On May 7, 1945, Germany officially surrendered to the Allies, bringing an end to the European conflict in World War II.
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public holiday celebrated on 8 May 1945 to mark Germany's surrender.
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Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (replaced by Clement Attlee), and U.S. President Harry Truman met in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945, to negotiate terms for the end of World War II.
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On August 6, 1945 the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan
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An atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki, Japan.
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Because of the devastating blows from both Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan decided to surrender for fear of more bombings.
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The official signing that ended WW2 against Japan.
