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Germany annexes Austria
Nazi Germany annexes Austria for lebensraum-"living room"- for the German people. -
Germany annexes Czechoslovakia
Germany annexes Czechoslovakia shortly before the beginning of WWII. -
Britain Declares war on Germany
Britain declares war on Nazi Germany, comitting it and its colonies to WWII -
Germany invades Poland
Nazi Germany invades Poland using blitzkrieg-or "lightning war"- to quickly take the country. World War II begins. -
France Surrenders
France surrenders its capital city to Germany after a battle of slightly more than a month, beginning its occupation. -
Operation Barbarossa
German forces march on and begin the invasion of the Soviet Union -
US Peace Request (American Theater)
Preisedent Franklin Roosevelt sent a final request for peace to Japan; they didn't respond. -
Pearl Harbor (American Theater)
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor with 2400 dead and 1178 wounded. -
Declaration of War (American Theater)
Britain and the United States declared war on Japan. -
US losses (American Theater)
This was continued to March 1, 1942. German U-boats took down 216 US vessels in the Atlantic Ocean. -
The Battle of Coral Sea (American Theater)
The Battle of Coral Sea lasted until May 9, 1942 between Japan and the United States. The USS Lexington was hit by a torpedo, later sinking with most of her sailers rescued. -
Allied losses (American Theater)
During the month of June 1942 the Allies lost 834,000 tons of goods in the Atlantic Ocean. -
Allied Gain (American Theater)
The allies claimed the islands Tulagi and Gavutu from the Japanese. -
Operation Jubilee (American Theater)
Operation Jubilee was put into action with nearly 5000 Canadian soldiers, 1000 British Soldiers, and 50 US Army Rangers. There were 3367 dead, injured, POW (prisoners of war), or MIA (missing in action). -
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Battle of Stalingrad
German and Russian forces battle for the city of Stalingrad in western Russia -
Allies Advance (American Theater)
The allied forces reach north Africa were they plan to advance and take Germany. -
Italy surrenders
Italy surrenders to the Allies -
Battle at Betio (American Theater)
The US marines and navy are postioned on the beaches of Betio. The Japanese were prepared for them and attacked the US soldiers immediatly. -
Allied Gain (American Theater)
The United States now has full control of the Gilbert Islands. -
The Day of Days or D-Day (American Theater)
The Days of Days invasion was launched on the beaches in Northern France. Canada, Britain, and the US launched this attack to rid France of German control. -
France is liberated
French and other allied forces free Paris, France from German occupation -
Hitler commits suicide
Close to the end of WWII, and with nowhere left to run and few other options, Adolf Hitler commits suicide. -
Germany surrenders
With no leader and a crippled nation, Germany surrenders unconditionally to the Allies. -
Okinawa is Claimed (American Theater)
The United States had been fighting to take control over Okinawa and now has gained its control after several days of fighting. The new foothold of Japan gained a good way to invade the mainland and defeat Japan. -
Japan surrenders
Japan surrenders to the Allies, being the final axis power to surrender and ending the second world war.