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Neutral Countries
In 1939 most of the countries in Latin America declared themselves neutral to the conflict that is currently taking place in Europe, shortly after, as we have already said, the United States turned against Germany and Japan because of the bombing they carried out, but in the end the Most of these countries were affected by the war either by political economic situations etc. -
Invasion of Poland Marks Beginning of WWII
On September 3, 1939, World War II began when Great Britain and France declared war on Germany, after the conquest of Poland by Hitler, since the Germans felt that they were a superior race and wanted to colonize in order to recover the lost territory, to be able to govern this place and put slaves. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was the first battle in which the air forces were and where Hitler's plans were to invade Britain, both had a great loss of planes and many lives. The Battle was the first defeat of Hitler's military forces. -
Colombia
In 1941 Colombia totally broke its relations with the axis, since a few years later some German submarines attacked in the Caribbean, but absolute proof was never shown that Colombia went to war against the Japanese and German empires. -
Germany Invades USSR Opening Eastern Front
They also tell him that Operation Barbarossa was the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, after a long time that Germany and the Soviet Union signed political and economic pacts, after this battle many died, Germany achieved many victories and managed to obtain some of the economic areas most important in the Soviet Union -
Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor and Franklin Roosevelt Declares War
The US declared the war to Japan one day after the attack in Pearl Harbor (was a surprise attack in Hawaii by japanese troops), the attack on Japan by the US was an answer to this attack. -
Brazil declarativo of war
Brazil contributed in a very large way to the war, since it declared war on the axis in 1942, Brazil also helped build air bases in its territory (Brazil) Brazil also sent 25,000 members to Europe for an expedition was important in the operation Torch -
México
Mexico hardened its position with the axis since the Nazis attacked some oil tankers and actively helped in the combat in which the United States led,also a doctor collaborated with the allied band dondo raw materials and workers who contributed -
Bataan Death March and Japan takes Philippines
Japan began to take over much of Southeast Asia. The Japanese troops were getting closer and closer to the Philippines, the American general Douglas MacArthur put the American troops from the city of Manila towards the Bataan peninsula, because he did not want the city of Manila to be destroyed too, however after three months fighting Japanese troops beat the United States and the Philippines during the Battle of Bataan. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a brutal military campaign between the Russian forces and those of Nazi Germany and the Axis powers during WW2. The battle was one of the longest since it was from August 1942 to February 1943. -
The North African Campaign - Allies Drive Germans out of North Africa
It took place in the desert of North Africa more specifically in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts, from June 10, 1940 to May 16, 1943. The campaign in North Africa was the second most important front during World War II, after the Eastern Front. -
D-Day
The Battle of Normandy which was also known as D-Day, lasted from June 1944 to August 1944, was the Allied liberation of Western Europe from the control of Nazi Germany. With a code name that was Operation Overlord, this battle took place on June 6, 1944. Some 156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches on the heavily fortified coast of France's Normandy region. . The invasion was one of the largest military assaults in history and required great planning. -
Victory in Europe Day
Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. The cities of both nations, as well as the previously occupied cities of Western Europe, put up flags and banners, celebrating the expiry of the Nazi war machine during World War II. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped
On August 6, 1945, during WW2, an American B-29 bomber dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, immediately killing 80,000 people, tens of thousands more died later from radiation exposure. Three days later, a second B-29 dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki, killing some 40,000 people.
