Ww2

WW2 Timeline

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    WW2 Timeline

  • Britain, Australia, New Zealand and France declare war on Germany

    Britain, Australia, New Zealand and France declare war on Germany
    declar speech

  • Germans bomb Scapa Flow

    Germans bomb Scapa Flow
    Scapa Flow Bombing
    They bombed Scapa flow to sink boats that were ported there.

  • The Battle of Britian Begins

    The Battle of Britian Begins
    the battle of britain
    Germany dropped bombs on Britain for a long time. Britain was low on aluminium, they asked factories to donate all the aluminium they could for the war.

  • First British air raid on Berlin

    First British air raid on Berlin
    First Air Raid in Berlin Britian bombed Berlin because the previous day, Germany bombed London.

  • Italy invades Greece and Albania

    Italy invades Greece and Albania
    Italy invades Greece and Albania
    THis invasion brought Britian back into Greece and Albania for support. In the beginning Greece thought that they could trust Italy but when this happened they were not expecting it.

  • First experimental use of gas chambers

    First experimental use of gas chambers
    Gas Chamber Use
    Used for killing Jews, they would take people to the "Undressing Room" told them that they were getting a shower and then they would get pushed into a room with about 2000 other people and be killed using asphyxiant gas.

  • Italy and Germany declare war against the US

    Italy and Germany declare war against the US
    War Declared on US
    Von Ribbentrop feared that the addition of another antagonist, the United States, would overwhelm the German war effort. Hitler was convinced that the United States would soon beat him to the punch and declare war on Germany.

  • German and Italian troops surrender in North Africa

    German and Italian troops surrender in North Africa
    Italy and Germany surrenders
    The North African Campaign took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. Operation Torch in November 1942 was a compromise operation that met the British objective of securing victory in North Africa while allowing American armed forces the opportunity to engage in the fight against Nazi Germany on a limited scale.

  • Italy surrenders to the Allies

    Italy surrenders to the Allies
    Italy Surrenders
    It is estimated that between September 1943 and April 1945, some 60,000 Allied and 50,000 German soldiers died in Italy. Overall Allied casualties during the campaign totaled about 320,000.

  • Operation Neptune/Overlord

    Operation Neptune/Overlord
    Overlord
    Overlord was put in order to free Europe from Hitler. Overlord took place on Omaha Beach. There were nearly 160,000 troops involved.