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Munich Agreement signed
Munich Agreement is signed by Chamberlain and Hitler as an attempt to stop war taking place, however the deal permitted the Germans to annex part of Czechoslovakia -
Hitler invades Czechoslovakia
Hitler breaks the Munich Agreement by invading the whole of Czechoslovakia -
Hitler invades Poland
Hitler continues on his German expansion by invading Poland in a joint assault with the Germans attacking the west and Soviets attacking the east. -
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England and France declare war on Germany
England and France unite and declare war against the Germans -
Battle of Dunkirk
The Battle of Dunkirk begins. A critical part of WWII, British, Belgian and French troops defended the French north-west coast and then evacuated from the battle while taking on devastating German aerial and land attacks. Had the allies been defeated here, they wouldve left Britain vulnerable to attack after suffering critical losses. -
Hitler invades Russia
Hitler breaks his pact with Stalin and invades Russia. He put operation Barbarossa into action and attempted to catch Stalin off guard, this worked shortly but the Germans were eventually overcome by the weight of the Russian defence. This eventual defeat led to a swing in momentum in World War 2 -
Japan attacks Pearl Harbour
Japan forced Americas hand by bombing Pearl Harbour and other sites in Hawaii. America now had a reason to get involved in WWII and subsequently joined the fight in Europe while fighting the Japanese. Then revenge was served by the Americans at the end of World War 2. -
Battle of Midway
In a key battle in the Pacific War where American aerial and naval forces comprehensively defeated the Japanese forces and prevented them from further attacks in the Pacific. Even though the Japanese had a slight advantage in numbers, America devastated the Japanese fleet. -
First Battle of El Alamein
The First of two North African major battles. Fought in Egypt between German and Italian, and British imperial forces. The allies served to hold the Axis advances in North Africa and successfully did so. -
Battle of Stalingrad
German and Soviet forces fought many large battles, but the Battle in the city of Stalingrad was the most crucial and most bloody and horrific battles in WWII. The Germans pushed Soviet forces back past the Volga River, however the Russians flanked the weaker German allies and then Soviet forces almost completely fully encompased the Germans. Then,, after more than 5 moths of fighting, Soviet forces broked down the Germans to retake Stalingrad -
Second Battle of El Alamein
After the successful holding of the Axis attacks, the Second Battle of El Alamein was served to repel the Axis forces out of North Africa. Allied forces eventually overran the Axis forces, driving them out of Egypt and giving the allies a much needed morale boost and shift of momentum. -
D-Day landings
The Normandy landings marked the climax of WWII. Allied forces landed on the Beaches of Normandy in an attempt to drive them out of France. Though the allies suffered heavy losses they were successful in driving the Axis Powers back. After this long battle the might of the allies eventually defeating them and then marching to the Western Front. -
Battle of the Bulge
A german offensive that the Allies didn't see coming, The Germans looked to reclaim the key port of Antwerp in Belgium. The Americans suffered the worst losses out of the allied forces but after regrouping from the initial attack, the Allies once again repelled the German attack -
Hiroshima Bombing
The Americans dropped the first of two Atomic Bombs, it landed in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. -
Nagasaki Bombing
The Americans dropped the second atomic bomb, this time in Nagasaki. This brought an unnoficial end to World War 2.
