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germany invades poland
german forces come into poland on land and from the air becasuse hitler is trying to gain the territory he has lost, and wants to take over poland. now WW2 has begun. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany
in respose to Hitlers invasion of poland, britain and france (who are allies) declare war on germany. -
Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain
Winston Churchill replaces Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister after winning thee popular support of the Britons in the House of Commons. “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat” was what Churchill declared. -
evacuation of Dunkirk (operation Dynamo)
The dunkirk evacuation , code name for operation dynamo was the evacuation of the allied soilders from dunkirk. it was a nine day evactation and was succesful by saving 338,000 allied troops from the Nazis. -
italy enters war on side of axis powers
theere were two main alliences during WW2 which were the axis and the allies . -
France signs armistice with Germany
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battle of britain
In 1940, German and British air forces collided in the sky over the United Kingdom. it became the largest bombing capaign. -
tripartite pact signed
the Axis powers are formed as Germany, Italy, and Japan become allies with the signing of the Tripartite Pact in Berlin. -
operation sea lion
germanys plan to invade the united kindom during thee second world war -
siege of tobruk
Between April and August 1941 around 14,000 Australian soldiers were besieged in Tobruk by a German–Italian army.it lasted for 214 days in 1941 -
operation barbarossa
Hitler laucnched his armies to invade the Soviet Union. over three milion german soldiers smashed across the sovet territory. -
Bombing of Pearl Habor
on the 7th of December hundreds of japanese fighting planes bombed the american naval base at Pearl Habor in Hawaii. -
Britain and US declare war on Japan
government of United Kindom declare war on Japan