WWII Events

By mcdonkou000
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

    The German invasion of Poland marked the beginning of World War 2.
  • Tripartite Pact

    Tripartite Pact

    Germany, Italy, and Japan become the Axis Powers when they signed this pact.

  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The US declares war on Japan. After two years since its beginning the US joined world war 2.
    Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BfKfDGRzbg

  • British defeat the Germans and Italians in El Alamein

    The British defeat the Germans and Italians in Egypt, causing them to retreat across Libya to the borders of Tunisia

  • Axis forces in Tunisia surrender

    The axis forces in Tunisia surrender, ending the North African campaign
    Newspaper Article: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0512.html#article

  • Invasion of Normandy

    The western Allied powers invade Normandy in an attemp to liberate mainland Europe from the Nazis.
    A Civilians View: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/dday.htm

  • World War 2 Ends

    The Axis Powers surrender about a week after Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
    Newspaper Article: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0814.html