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Anti-Comintern Pact
Japan signed a anticommunism pact with Germany. -
Treaty of Munich
France and Italy were forced to surrender the Sudetenland over to Germany. -
Russia and Germany sign Non-aggression pact
Russia and Germany signed the Ribbentrop Pact in the late hours of this date in Moscow. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland and it was the offical start of World War Two. -
Great Britain and France declare war
On this date Great Britain and France delcared war on Germany after Germany attacked Poland. -
Dunkirk
British commander-in-chief, General Gort, and troops were forced back to the coast of Dunkirk but lucky fisherman and their vessels helped save more than 338,000 men. -
Axis Powers
The signing of the Tripartite Pact by Germany, Japan, and Italy was in Berlin on this date. -
Hitler attacks Russia
It was called Operation Barbarossa and Hitler sent 3 million and 3,500 tanks. The Russians were taken by surprise because they had signed the treaty with Germany. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
On this morning the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, a naval base, located at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. -
United States and Great Britain declare war on Japan
The United States and Great Britain declare war on Japan after Japan attacks the naval base of Pearl Habor. -
Battle of Midway
The United States defeated the Japanese navy at the battle. Following the victory the United States were able to push the Japanese forces back. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany for the control of the city of Stalingrad. -
Operation Torch
The first time that the Americans see action -
Battle of Kursk
The largest tank battle during World War II. -
D-Day Invasion
On this day Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France in a battle against Hitler's forces. -
Battle of the Bulge
During the Battle of the Bulge Germany tried a last effort to get through Belgium but they were unsuccessful and the Allies pushed them back. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
It started on this day and lasted til March 26, 1945. Americans went in on the idea of capturing the whole island and the three airfields -
Death of Roosevelt
On this day Franklin D. Roosevelt died and was eventually replaced by Harry S. Truman. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler and his wife commited suicide in a bombproof shelter together. -
End of World War II in Europe
The offical end to World War II in Europe. The Nazi Party offically surrendered to the Allied forces. -
Atomic bomb on Hiroshima
The United States dropped an atomic bomb called "Little Boy" on Hiroshima hoping that it would end the war between the allies and Japan. -
Atomic bomb on Nagasaki
The United States dropped an atomic bomb called "Fat Man" on Nagasaki after the Japanese refused to surrender after we dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. -
Surrender of Japan
With the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan they could not continue to fight without the threat of another one being dropped on them.
