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The invasion of Poland
Decisive German/Slovak and Soviet victory. Beginning of World War 2 The invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and ended on 6 October 1939 with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing and annexing the whole of Poland. -
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Japanese troops launch an attack against the eastern side of the Santa Rosa-
Japanese troops launch an attack against the eastern side of the Santa Rosa-Natib defence line on Bataan, making some gains, although US-Filipino counter-attacks forces them back to their start-line. -
Adolf Hitler directs his generals in planning the invasion of Denmark and Norway.
Nazi Germany's occupation of Denmark began with Operation Weserübung on 9 April 1940, and lasted until German forces withdrew at the end of World War II following their surrender to the Allies on 5 May 1945. -
RAF bombers attacked Bremen and the Kiel Canal in Germany.
RAF bombers attacked Bremen and the Kiel Canal in Germany. The Kiel Canal Bridge suffered a direct hit and collapsed on Finnish ships Yrsa. -
Romell's forces invades all British
In Moscow, the Russian Foreign Minister denounces German atrocities in occupied Russia, where in Kiev alone 52,000 people have been massacred. ‘The Soviet Union will never forget or forgive’. Roosevelt announces that US forces are to be based in UK. -
The Soviet North West Front begins an offensive south of Lake Ilmen
The Soviet North West Front begins an offensive south of Lake Ilmen in an attempt to encircle Demyansk. At the same time the newly created Volkhov Front launches an attack to force the Germans back from around Leningrad. -
the Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end
the Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end with the official surrender of the German 6th Army. The German public is informed of this disaster, marking the first time the Nazi government has acknowledged a failure in the war effort. -
Battle of Tarawa begins
United States Marines land on Tarawa and Makin atolls in the Gilbert Islands and take heavy fire from Japanese shore guns. The American public is shocked by the heavy losses of life. -
American forces are attacked by Japanese troops
American forces are attacked by Japanese troops on Hill 700 in the Bougainville; the battle that will last five daysa, Red Army offensive on a wide front west of the Dnieper in the Ukraine forces the Germans into a major retreat. -
First Atomic bomb is dropped on Japan
the first atomic bomb Little Boy on Hiroshima, Enola Gay Together with the United Kingdom and the Republic of China, the United States called for a surrender of Japan in the Potsdam Declaration on July 26, 1945. The Japanese government ignored this ultimatumdrops the
