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Germany Invades Poland
Who: Germany invades the country of Poland without declaration of war.
What: Germany invades Poland, bombing Polish cities along with the capital of Poland, Warsaw.
Where: In cities all across Poland.
Why: Germany wanted territorial control over Poland. -
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Battle of Britain
Who: Germany and Great Britain
What: An air-battle between Germany and Britain over the United Kingdom Airspace
Where: United Kingdom Airspace
Why is this significant: Germany's attempt to destroy Britains Air-Forces, and failed. -
Lend Lease Act Signed
Who: Franklin D. Roosevelt
What: Lend Lease Act was a proposal to "lend lease or dispose of arms"
Where: Document was signed in the United States of America
Why: U.S made peace with out countries and to make a profit. -
Germany Declares War on United States
Who: Germany , the Axis powers and The United States of America
What: F.D.R announces that America is going to war with the Japanese and the entire Axis Powers.
Where: The attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii striked the initiall tensions and reasoning for declaration of war.
Why is this significant: The United States of America has officially entered into what will be "WWII" -
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Battle of El Alamein
Who: German and Italy against the Allied powers
What: Battle in El Alamein, Egypt resulting in an Allied victory.
Where: El Alamein, Egypt.
Why is this significant: A larger scale battle in the country of Africa, and resulted in an Allied victory -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Who: Axis and Allied powers fighting
Where: Stalingrad, Soviet Russia
What: Massive-scaled battle between Axis and Allied powers that resulted in a Soviet victory.
Why is this significant: One of the largest battles within the scale -
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Allied invasion of Italy
Who: Allie powers and Italian Axis powers
What: Allied forces invade the mainland and borders of Italy.
Where: Salerno and Taranto, Italy
Why is this significant: Directly after the battles in Africa and this offensive weakened the Axis powers. Resulting in a Allied victory. -
D-Day Invasion
Who: Allied powers and Axis powers
What: Allied powers invaded the beaches of Normandy for an offensive push towards the main land. (Operation Overlord)
Where: Normandy, France
Why is this significnant: A major offensive attack that resulted in an Allied victory, however many soliders were lost during this battle. -
Battle of the Bulge
Who: Hitler and German forces attack primarily American forces.
What: Hitler ordered a massive offensive attack towards mainly American Soliders.
Where: The Ardennes, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany
Why: Hitler believed that the alliance between America, Britain and France was weak, and was looking to weaken their stance in the European front even more. Resulted in a Allie Victory. -
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Yalta Conference
Who: Winston Chruchill, F.D.R and Joseph Stalin
What: These men gathered to discuss Europes post-war reorganization and re-establishment of Europes war-torn countries.
Where: A city in Crimea, Ukraine.
Why is this significant: Preparing a plan for war-torn countries in Europe and post-war rehabilitation. -
Death of Franklin Roosevelt
Who: Franklin Roosevelt and The United States of America
What: The death of Franklin Roosevelt, the president during WWII.
Where: Washington D.C
Why is this significant: Americas president during WWII has passed away and The United States feels greif and sorrow. -
Death of Adolf Hitler
Who: Adolf Hitler and his wife Eva Braun
What: Adolf Hitler commits suicide with a Gun, alongside of his wife Evan Braun with digesting poison.
Where: Berlin, Germany
Why: Axis powers leader Adolf Hitler is dead. -
Germany Surreneders (Ve: Victory in Europe Day)
Who: The country of Europe
What: Germany surrenders and calls for peace towards WWII
Where: The entire countr of Europe
Why is this significant: Resulting in the end of WWII.
