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Invasion of Poland
The invasion of Poland was also called the September Campaign. Poland was invaded by the Nazis. They invaded Poland from the north, south, and west. This marked the beginning of World War II. -
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Nazi invasion of Norway and Denmark
Operation Weserübung was the name given to the Nazi invasion of Norway and Denmark. -
Italy invades Greece
Mussolini had already occupied Albania. But the he sent troops to take over Greece. A lot of people were caught off guard by this decision. Even his ally Aldolf Hitler was. -
Axis invasion of Yugoslavia
The Axis powers invaded Yugoslavia on April 6, 1941. The reason for the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav government said that it would not honor its obligations under an agreement announced on March 25, 1941, by which Yugoslavia joined the Axis and would permit transit through its territory to German troops headed for Greece -
Axis powers declare war on U.S.
The Axis powers declared war on the U.S. The U.S. replys back immediately declaring war on the axis powers. This was a very huge part of World War II. -
Battle of Midway
British and U.S. navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway. Its considered the decisive battle of the war in the Pacific Ocean. -
Axis forces surrender to the Allies
Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies. This ended the North African Campaign. -
Allies invasion of Sicily
U.S. and British land at sicily. By mid august the allies were in control of sicily. This was codenamed Operation Husky. The Allies took Sicily from the Axis. This was a big part of World War II. -
Soviets launch a massive offensive in eastern Byelorussia
The Soviets launch a massive offensive in eastern Byelorussia destroying the German Army Group Center and driving westward to the Vistula River across from Warsaw in central Poland by the beginning og August. -
End of World War II
Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan surrenders, ending World War II.
