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World War 2 Starts
Germany Invades Poland - This begins the war -
Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.
Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany. -
Soviet Union invades eastern Poland.
Soviet Union invades eastern Poland. -
Soviet Union invades Finland.
Soviet Union invades Finland. -
Germany begins occupation of Denmark.
Germany begins occupation of Denmark and invades Norway. -
Italy declares war on Britain and France.
Italy declares war on Britain and France. -
France signs armistice with Germany.
France signs armistice with Germany. -
Battle of Britain
Germany begins it's attack on Great Britain. -
Battle of Britain ends
Germany has lost an air superiority battle with Britain and must retreat. -
Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece.
Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece. -
Germans capture Athens
Germans capture Athens -
Operation Barbarossa
Germany invades Soviet Union -
Germans attack Moscow
Germans attack Moscow -
Pearl Harbor
This is where Japan attacked pearl harbor, where the US pacific fleet was stationed. -
Germany declares war on USA.
Germany declares war on USA. -
Surrender of Axis forces in North Africa.
Surrender of Axis forces in North Africa. -
Mussolini's Italian Fascist government overthrown.
Mussolini's Italian Fascist government overthrown. -
D-Day
Invasion day, when the US invaded the beaches of Normandy -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe the World War II Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitler's Third Reich, thus ending the war in Europe. -
V-J Day
Surrender of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy was incapable of conducting operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent.
