• Germany invades poland

    Germany invades poland

  • Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

    Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

  • Germans launch attacks in Balkans

    Germans launch attacks in Balkans

  • British surrender Singapore to Japanese

    British surrender Singapore to Japanese

  • Casablanca Conference—Churchill and FDR agree on unconditional surrender goal

    Casablanca Conference—Churchill and FDR agree on unconditional surrender goal

  • U.S. and British troops land at Anzio on west Italian coast and hold beachhead

    U.S. and British troops land at Anzio on west Italian coast and hold beachhead