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Germany Invades Poland
On the 1st of September, 1939, Hitler invades Poland once reassured that Britain and France would continue ignoring his actions with appeasement. Germany launched air attacks with the element of surpise, nearly 20,000 Polish civilians were killed in total. -
Britain & France Declare War on Germany
Britain and France had swore to defend Poland during Hitler's invasion of it, they decided to honour these obligiations rather than use appeasement once more. They demanded Hitler to withdraw from Poland and when no response was giver Chamberlain declared that Britain was at war with Germany. This unfortunately did not benefit Poland, on the 17th of September Poland was no longer a country. -
Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain
After Chamberlain failed to save Poland or Norway from German occupation he lost followers and respect from his supporters. On the 10th of May, 1940, Chamberlain lost his place as the Prime Minister of Britain, Churchill, an admired military leader became Prime Minister on the same day. -
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Evacuation of Dunkirk - Operation Dynamo
Operation Dynamo was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk during the second world war, it resulted in a successful allied withdrawal. -
Italy Enters War on Side of Axis Powers
Italian dictator Mussolini signed various pacts of alliance and friendship with Germany before entering the war on the side of the Axis Powers. Once the defeat of France in 1940 become clear, Italy joined in the war on the side of Germany and Japan. -
France Signs Armistice with Germany
An armistice is a formal agreement between two countries to put an end to the fighting and war between them. Both parties had their reasons for signing the agreement, Hitler predominantly so that the France armies wil resign and maintain their own government in the midst of choas.
Under the terms of the armistice Germany had the power to occupy 3/5 of France's land and many French soldiers remained as prisoners of war. -
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Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was the name given to the Second World War air campaign directed by the Germans against the United Kingdom. It resulted in a decisive victory of the British. -
Tripartite Pact Signed
The Tripartite pact was a three-way power arrangement, signed by Germany, Italy and Japan, it is also known as the Berlin Pact.
The pact ensurs that the three countries will work together and respectively gain power at the end of the war when leaders and regimes are created. -
Operation Sea Lion
Operation Sea Lion was Germany's plan of invading the United Kingdom during the war. Operation Sea Lion involved gaining control and access to the English Channel, the operation was eventually postponed and never properly carried out. -
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Siege of Tobruk
Tobruk was occupied by combined Australin, Britsh and Indian forces following the advances of Axis powers. The 'rats' lasted out, succesfully defending Tobruk despite many attacks made by Germany and Italy. -
Operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa was a more discreet codename for Nazi Germany's plan of invading the Soviet Union in 1941. Germany was successful in occupying parts of the Soviet Union, mainly based in Ukraine. Ultimately the operation was failure, resulting in thousands of casualties and a short-lived reign of terror. -
Bombing of Pearl Harbour
The attack (and bombing) of Pearl Harbour was a surprise attack mission from the Japanese Imperial Navy angainst the navy of the United States. The attack came as an immense shock to the Americans and directly led to their involvement in the war.
The attack did not follow a declaration of war and was therefore deemed as a war crime by the Tokyo Trials. -
Britain and US Declare War on Japan
The United State entered the war led by President Roosevelt following the surpise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour the day before. Britian, allies of the U.S, agree to enter war with them. -
Japan Take Singapore
Japan, after succeeding in winning the Battle of Singapore, occupy the land, reigning terror over the land for three years.
Between 25,000 to 50,000 civillians and soldiers were killed simply for not being Japanese as part of a purification system over the land.
Singapore was occupied with intense violence and became a Japanese dominated land. -
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Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a naval battle fought in the Pacific theatre between the United States and Japan, it ended with an American victory. -
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First Battle of El Alamein
The First Battle of El Alamein was fought on the Northern coast of Egypt and waged between the Axis forces of Germany and Italy and opposing Allied forces. It resulted in a victory for the allies. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War two where Nazi Germany and it's allies fought the Soviet Union and it's allies for the land of Stalingrad. It resulted in a Soviet victory. -
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Second Battle of El Alamein
The Second Battle of El Alamein took place near the Egyptian railway and once more resulted in an allied victory. -
D-Day Landings
The D-Day Landings, otherwise known as the Normandy Landings, became known as the largest sea-borne invasion of all history.
American, British and Canadian forces landed together and stretched out over 5 beaches over a 50 mile stretch.
The Normandy Landinga are considered as the beggining of the end of the war, by August Northern France had been liberated and in the next season Germany had been defeated by the allies. -
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Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a German offensive campaign, launched through the region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxemburg on the Western Front. It resulted in the victory of allied powers and the coplete failure of German operational plans. -
Mussolini Captured and Executed
Benito Mussolini, his mistress Clara Petacci and others associated with them were captured by anti-faschist Parisans and executed in April, 1945. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Fearing his end and sentence to death, Adolf Hitler flees to his underground bunker, 55 feet deep before killing himself. Allegedly, Hitler and his wife both swallowed cyanide pills which had previously been tested on their pet dog. Ensuring his ultimate death, Hitler also shoots himself in the head, ending his life. -
German Forces Surrender
Following the suicide of Adolf Hitler, German forces spread across the world all surrender their weapons and cease their violence, ending WW2. -
V.E Day
V.E Day - Victory in Europe Day - marks the formal agreement between the allies of ww2 to accept Nazi Germany's surrender of it's armed forces and war, therefore marking the end of WW2 within Europe.
Adolf Hitler had commited suicide only weeks before (30th of April) the Victory in Europe Day, without his reign and the impending defeat, Nazi Germany agreed to formally propose a millitary surrender. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima
In order to hastily put an end to the great World War, U.S President Harry S. Truman order for the new weapon- an atomic bomb, weighing 5 tonnes, to be dropped over Hiroshima, Japan.
Four squares miles of the city were immediately reduced to ruins and 80,000 people instantly killed by the nuclear weapon. -
Soviet Union Declares War on Japan
The Soviet Union officially declared war on Japan, sending in over a million soldiers to Japanses occupied territory, combatting their impressive army.
The dropping of the Hiroshima Atomic bomb did not influence the surrender of Japan that the U.S desired and so the war between them continued, due to the support of the U.S throughout the Second World War, the Soviet Union declare war on Japan. -
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki
The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki followed the same structure as the Atomic Bombing on Hiroshima and was the last major act during the Second World War. Within days Japanese forces surrendered to the United States and Soviet Union. -
Japanese Surrender - End of WWII
Following the two atomic bombing of Japan and the pressure to defeated the united force of the U.S and Soviet Union, the Japanese Imperial Navy and other forces surrender, signifying the end of the Second World War. -
United Nations is Born
Following the end of the war the United Nations was formed in order to resolve worldwide conflicts and make peace with other countries.
