Germany poland september 1 1939

WW2 Major Events

  • World War 2 Begins

    World War 2 Begins

    Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Germany invades Poland. This causes Poland's allies, Britain and France to declare war on Germany.
  • The invasion of Joseph Stalin

    The invasion of Joseph Stalin

    Premier of the Soviet Union at the time, Joseph Stalin invaded eastern Poland. Weeks later Warsaw surrendered to Hitler and Stalin and Poland's land was divided up between the leaders.
  • Invasion of Norway

    Invasion of Norway

    Germany invades Norway ending a 6-month period of time called "The Phoney War'' or "The Twilight War" where close to nothing happened.
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    Dunkirk evacuation

    The Dunkirk Evacuation was an operation to evacuated allied soldiers from the beaches and harbours of Dunkirk in northern France
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    Germany launches air attack on Britain

    The Battle of Britain was the successful defence of Great Britain against air raids by the German air force after the fall of France.
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    Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa was the code name for the invasion of the Soviet Union. The failure of the German Troops' defeat was a turning point in the war
  • Attack of Pearl Harbour

    Attack of Pearl Harbour

    The Pearl Harbour attack was the air force strike by the Japanese on Honolulu, Hawaii. After this Attack America Declare war and join the battle
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    Battle of Coral Sea

    The Battle Of Coral Sea Turned The Tide Against Japan's Push For Pacific Domination. The battle was fought between Japan against the US and Australia.
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    Battle of Midway

    The US get a victory against Japan in a air-sea battle after defending a major base in the Midway Island.
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    The Normandy Landings was where the Allies made the largest seaborne invasion in History. This invasion laid the foundation of the Allies victory on the Western front.
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    Battle of Bulge

    This was the last German Military offence on the Western Front.
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    Germany Surrenders

    On the 4th, leader Adolf Hitler commits suicide in sensing the defeat of the Nazis. On the 5th Germany surrenders to the Allies.
  • First Atomic Bomb

    First Atomic Bomb

    America drops the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan and killing over 66,000 people.
  • 2nd atomic bomb

    2nd atomic bomb

    The US dropp another atomic bomb but this time on the city of Nagasaki killing over 39,000 people