WW2 timeline

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  • Germany invades poland. World War II begins.

    Germany invades poland. World War II begins.

  • France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.

    France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.

  • Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway.

    Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway.

  • Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government.

    Winston Churchill becomes leader of the British government.

  • Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers.

    Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers.

  • Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain.

    Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain.

    These attacks last until the end of October and are known as the Battle of Britain.
  • Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance.

    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance.

  • Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force of over four million troops.

    Germany and the Axis Powers attack Russia with a huge force of over four million troops.

  • The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies.

    The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies.

  • he US Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway.

    he US Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway.

  • The Allies invade and take the island of Sicily.

    The Allies invade and take the island of Sicily.

  • D-day and the Normandy invasion

    D-day and the Normandy invasion

    Allied forces invade France and push back the Germans.
  • The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army.

    The Germans launch a large attack in the Battle of the Bulge. They lose to the Allies sealing the fate of the German army.

  • The US Third Army under General Patton crosses the Rhine River.

    The US Third Army under General Patton crosses the Rhine River.

  • US President Franklin Roosevelt dies. He is succeeded by President Harry Truman.

    US President Franklin Roosevelt dies. He is succeeded by President Harry Truman.

  • Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war.

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war.

  • - Germany surrenders to the Allies.

    - Germany surrenders to the Allies.

  • The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devastated.

    The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devastated.

  • Another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.

    Another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan.

  • Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies.

    Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies.

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