Nazi German troops march into the Sudetenland. Without the support of their alleged allies, France and Britain, the Czechoslovakians are powerless against Adolf Hitler's army.
Germany invaded Poland
Canada declares war on Germany
Winston Chuchill becomes Prime Minister
Dunkirk: Following the fall of France the survivors of the British Expeditionary Force and other allied forces were evacuated from Dunkirk in Operation Dynamo
German U-boats attack merchant ships in the Atlantic
Instructions given by Hitler and Goring to prepare for the Final Solution
Battle of Stalingrad begins
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor forced the US into the war at the same time when Hitler was stopped near Moscow. Since then, the final outcome of the war was inevitable. It was just a matter of time.
Surrender at Stalingrad marks Germany's first major defeat
The battle of Midway begins
Germans rescue Mussolini who re-establishes a Fascist government
End of siege of Leningrad
After 900 days, the Siege of Leningrad is finally over
D-Day landings on the northern coast of France - Operation Neptune/Overlord