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Period: to
Europe
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Germany and Poland
: Germany invades Poland from the west. The beginning of Word war ll -
Declaration
Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany. -
Polish surrenders
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/poland-surrenders
The Polish troops were taken prisoners by German invaders -
Germans attack
Germans bomb Scapa Flow naval base near Scotland. -
Paris is attacked
Germans attack Paris killing 254 people, most of them civilians.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/dunkirk.htm -
Airfield
German bombing offensive against airfields and factories in England. -
German bombing
German bombing offensive against airfields and factories in England. -
German air raids
Massive German air raids on London, Southampton, Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool and Manchester.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/children-shelter.htm -
Repulsed
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/rommel.htm
German attack on Tobruk is repulsed -
Soviet Union is attacked
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/children-shelter.htm
Germany attacks Soviet Union as Operation Barbarossa begins. -
British air raid
The first thousand bomber in the British air raid against Cologne. -
Battle in the sea
Battle of the Barents Sea between German and British ships. -
Italy declares war
Italy declares war on Germany; Second American air raid on Schweinfurt. -
Russians recapture
Russians recapture Kiev in the Ukraine. -
Attack on Cassino
First attack toward Cassino, Italy.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/cassino.htm -
Finland and Soviet union
Finland and the Soviet Union agree to a cease-fire. -
French troops
French troops drive through the 'Belfort Gap' to reach the Rhine. -
Capture Strasbourg
French capture Strasbourg -
Ruhr surrender
German forces in the Ruhr surrender. -
Mussolini is captured
Mussolini is captured and hanged by Italian partisans; Allies take Venice.
