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Hitler appointed Chancellor
Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, !933 by President Paul von Hindenburg. -
Germany invades Poland
Often considered the biginning of the war, Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. -
Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
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Germans invade Soviet Union
Hitler broke his non-aggresion pack with Stalin on June 22, 1941 by invading the Soviet Union. -
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan was the event that brought America into the war. -
Operation Torch
The first American offensive of the war was Operation Torch, a joint invasion of northern Africa to push the Axis out, starting on November 8, 1942. -
Invasion of Sciliy begins.
The allied powers invade Sicily in an attack codenamed Operation Husky begining on July 9, 1943. -
Italy surrenders
The third Axis power, Italy, was removed from the war on September 8, 1943. -
D-Day
A combined force of American, British, and Canadian soldiers landed at Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. After facing stiff resistance upon landing, the forces prevailed and proceded with invading Europe. -
The Battle of the Bulge
The final German offensive of the war, named for the bulge it made in the front line, the Battle of the Bulge started on December 16, 1944. -
V-E Day
The offical end of the war in Europe. Germany surrenders to the allied forces on May 8, 1945. -
Bombing of Heroshima
The first city to be bombed by the first application of nuclear weapons was Heroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. -
Nagasaki Bombed
The second and last application of nuclear weapons in warfare was on Nagasaki, Japan on Augest 8, 1945. -
V-J Day
The end of the war in the pacific, and therefore the war as a whole. The Japanese Instument of Surrender was signed aboard the USS Missouri on Sptember 2, 1945.
