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Germany Attack Poland
Germany attack Poland using blitzkreig, a high speed attack that used tank's supported by fighter planes and dive bombers.
it is important as this was the first act of war in WW2 -
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Britian, Australia, New Zealand and France declare war
this is when Britain, Australia, New Zealand and France declare war and how they were pulled into the war due to the act on Poland to control Germany before they are out of hand,
it is important as this is the reason why the countries said above joined the war -
Dunkirk
Germans advanced and pushed 340k Allied soldiers back to the Dunkirk beach in nothern France, if it was not for the crews of more than 800 assemblred British boats, Britian would of had a terrible loss of 340k soldiers, they evacuated most of the troops as well as French, Dutch and Belgian soldiers. Also it did go onwards from 26th may - 4th June 1940 -
France Surrender
France surrender to Germany as they they lacked strategic measures, of air and ground troops, it made Germanys job of pushing easier and giving more land to Germany
this is important as France is in an important part of europe and an iconic land in Europe -
Battle of Britain
-Sep 1940
When Winston Churchill steped into power, he made it obvious that he did not want peace for Germanys actions, in Hitlers retaliation he planned Operation Sea Lion, a plan that invades Britian, a plan that includes air attacks and followed by ground troops, in order it to work they needed the air control but swiftly denied the oppertuniny in thus Operation Sea Lion was a disaster
this is important as Britian stepped up to Germany and denied Britian to them -
Japanese bomb Darwin (the first of 64 attacks)
Drawin was hit by Japanese air raids by 90 bombers with fighter escorts. 243 people were killed in the panic and many more raids were carried on in 1942-43.
This is important as the Japanese tried to cripple australia int he war as Darwin was the heart of Australia's military. -
Germany betrrays Russia
Hitler has betrayed Stalin by launching an attack on them called Operation Barbarossa to achieve the original aim and the Soviet Union. The invasion used 3/4 of the German army + Hungarian and romanian forces. Stalin did not react quickly enough and many soviet planes were destroyed , but blitzkerig did not work on the Russian plains. weather slowed the German's and by december it was halted by Russian winter.
this is important as due to this actions it gave the British empire a strong ally -
Japanese bomb the American fleet at Pearl Harbour
waves and waves of Japanese planes from aircraft carries sunk a US naval base at Pearl Harbour located in Hawaii, this action destroyed half the US fleet and Franklin D Roosevelt grew strong sympathy with Allies but americans did not want to be involved. The attack is important as it got Americas attentiona and soon enough they were involved in the war as they declared war -
USA declares war on the Axis powers (Japan, Germany, etc.)
USA has now declared war in the axis of power in retaliation of the bombing of Pearl Harbour, this is important has the USA is now offically in the war -
First Japanese defeat at the Battle of Midway
Japan suffered a huge loss as they lost the battle of midway as the USA returned the favour as they took down some of Japans aircraft carriers this is important as it evened out the damage that was done to America and now down to Japan -
Australians fight the Japanese along the Kokoda track, Papua, preventing them from taking Port Moresby.
-November
it was an attack that occured in Papua New Gueina,
The Kokoda track was a track that soliders had to push up in the worst weather conditions, including rain making the floor of the track itself harder to push up on it is imprtant as they prevented the Japanese from taking Port Morseby -
D-Day Landings in Normandy, France.
D-day has arrived, the plan to take france back from the Germans, it was a combined effort of the US, English (+australia) and Canada, it was an attack to push up from the D-day beach and capture the ground it is important as this was an uprising to take back France from the Germans -
Allies enter Berlin and Hitler commits suicide.
as the allies push up, crossing the border of Germany and advanced to Berlin and the Soviets capturing Reichstag and Hitler commiting suicide it caused the uncondional surrender in Germany 1 week later -
The end of war in Europe
The war has finally ended as the Germans have finally signed an unconditional surrender and the war is finally finished, the war spaned for 6 years and Europe rejoiced -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
America dropped an Atomic bomb known as the Manhattan project on Hiroshima, Japan to finally end the war, and was suc
cessful as Japand finally surrendered to the US. -
Japan unconditionally surrendered
Japan has now surrendered to the US. it is important as this final act int he war -
