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WWII Important Events

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  • Invasion of Poland By USSR and Germany

    Invasion of Poland By USSR and Germany

    Invasions of Poland by USSR and Germany, beginning World War II. Most of Poland is taken in days.
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    WW2 Major Events

  • Germany invades Denmark, Norway, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

    Germany invades Denmark, Norway, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

    Germany invades small european countries. They all fall within weeks.
  • British armored forces attack Italian forces in North Africa

    British armored forces attack Italian forces in North Africa

    Starts a 3 year campaign in North Africa
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    Germany suffers its first defeat in the skies over England, and abandons invasion plans
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor

    When the U.S. enters the war
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    The US Navy sinks four Japanese aircraft carriers in the fight that proves to be the turning point in the Pacific war
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad

    Turning point where the war begins to favor the allies
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    The "Second Front" that Stalin had been demanding for three years was now open
  • Hitler Commits Suicide

    Hitler Commits Suicide

    Death of a dictators whos actions killed millions of innocent lives
  • US Creates an Atomic Bomb and uses it to force Japan's Surrender

    US Creates an Atomic Bomb and uses it to force Japan's Surrender

    Japan surrenders after two atomic bombs dropped. Ending the war