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Germany Invades Poland
Who: Germans in 1931 invaded Poland, including its capital, Warsaw.
What: German military forces of tanks, infantry and cavalry invade Poland with 1.5 million troops.
Where: In Europe and Poland.
Why Significant: The start or World War Two. -
Battle of Britain
Who: The Nazis and Allies.
What: It was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies in which the Allies had the success.
Where: Western sector of Europe
Why Significant: It was one step-closer to defeating Nazi Germany, and people started to have faith in the Allies to successfully defeat Nazi Germany. -
Lend-Lease Act Signed
Who: The United States gives supplies to nations at war. President Franklin Roosevelt signed it.
What: The United States can lend or lease supplies to any nation deemed vital to the defense of the United States
Where: The United States and Great Britain.
Why Significant: Allowed countries such as Great Britain, to lease war materials when they needed them. -
Germany Declares war U.S.
Who: Germany and the United States
What: Germany declares war on the United States after US naval ships were told to use force on any German U-Boats.
Where: The Unites States.
Why Significant: The event that got the Unites States involved in the war in Europe. -
Battle of El Alamein
Who: Allies - Montgomery and the Germans - Rommel.
What: The last battle for the Allies in North Africa and Germans retreated.
Where: Battle fought in North Africa.
Why Significant: Germany surrendered to the Allies and started to retreat. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Who: Germans battled the Soviets.
What: The German army wanted to take control of oil fields so they needed to take control of Stalingrad. The battle also went down because Hitler didn’t like Stalin.
Where: In Stalingrad
Why Significant: The Germans ended up retreating and the Soviets had success in defeating the German army. -
Allies Land in Italy
Who: Allies invade Italy
What: To free Italy from a corrupt government. Successful
Where: Sicily off the coast of Italy
Why Significant: Mussolini’s government fell and the allied powers took over Italy while the German army retreated back. -
D-Day Invasion
Who: American and British forces attacked the German forces.
What: British attacked from the left and America came in from the right. They attacked Normandy by aircraft and naval forces.
Where: Normandy, France.
Why Significant: It was a turning point in the war. The Allies began to take control. -
Battle of the Bulge
Who: The Nazis and Allies.
What: It was the last major Nazi offensive against the Allies in which the Allies had the success.
Where: Western sector of Europe
Why Significant: It was one step-closer to defeating Nazi Germany, and people started to have faith in the Allies to successfully defeat Nazi Germany. -
Yalta Conference
Who: Soviet Union –Joseph Stalin; Great Britain – Winston Chruchill; United States – Franklin D. Roosevelt.
What: A conference that decided to divide Germany up amongst the Allies.
Where: Held in Yalta in the Crimea.
Why Significant: A plan to defeat Germany and take control of it -
FDR Dies
Who: Franklin RooseveltWhat: Died from a massive cerebral hemorrhage that killed himWhere: In Warm Springs, GeorgiaWhy Significant: He died a month before the end of the war. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Who: Adolf Hitler.What: Hitler commits suicide when he realized that they were going to lose the war. He took a cyanide capsule and shot himself in the head.Where: Hitler hid in a bunker, 55 feet under ground where he committed suicide.Why Significant: Days later the Allies were able to then take over Nazi Germany. -
Germany Surrenders (VE Day)
Who: Germany, Great Britain, Soviet Union and United States
What: Germany surrenders after the Allies start to move into Germany and come close to Berlin.
Where: Battles took place in Germany. Flags flown in Allied countries in the event of success.
Why Significant: The day that ended World War Two, May 8, 1945
