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Invasion of Poland
This day marked the begining of WWII when Nazi Germany invaded Poland. -
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Britian and France declare war
Britain and France had sworn to defend Poland. Honoring these obligations, the two countries sent ultimatums to Hitler demanding his withdrawal from Poland. Hitler declined... so it begins -
Germany Invades France
The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the successful German invasion of France and the Low Countries -
Miracle at Dunkirk
The German Army trapped the British and French armies on the beaches around Dunkirk. 330,000 men were trapped here and they were a sitting target for the Germans. Admiral Ramsey, based in Dover, formulated Operation Dynamo to get off of the beaches as many men as was possible. small ships transferred soldiers to larger ones which then brought them back to a port in southern Britain. -
Battle of Britian
The battle was the first major military campaign in history to be fought entirely in the air. It was the result of a German plan to win air superiority over Britain and the English Channel by destroying the British air force and aircraft industry. -
Pearl Harbour
The Japanese launched a surprise air attack on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. After just two hours of bombing, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, 21 ships had either been sunk or damaged, and 188 U.S. aircraft destroyed -
USA enters the war
The attack at Pearl Harbor angered the Americans so much that the U.S. abandoned its policy of isolationism and declared war on Japan the following day officially bringing the United States into World War II
