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1 September 1939 - Germany invaded Poland
On the 1st of September 1939, Germany invaded Poland.They did this because Germany wanted to expand as a state, they had already captured Austria and Czechoslovakia and no one had stopped them, Germany then attacked Poland thinking no one would step in. -
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Key Points Of World War II
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Britain, Australia, New Zealand and France declare war on Germany
On the 3rd of September 1939, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and France declared war on Germany after the invasion of Poland. -
British Expeditionary Force evacuated from Dunkirk
On the 7th May, Operation Dynamo also known as the Dunkirk evacuation was commenced, it would see the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France. The operation was decided upon when large numbers of Belgian, British, and French troops were cut off by the German army during the Battle of France. -
France signs an armistice with Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler tours Paris
On the 22nd of June 1940 france signed an armisitice with Germany, it established a German occupation zone in Northern and Western France in which all the English Channel and Atlantic Ocean ports were situated. What was left was to be governed by the the French Government . -
The Battle of Britain Begins
On the 10th of July 1940 the battle of britain began. The Battle of Britain was a defence of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force against an onslaught by the German Air Force who was intent on elimination Britain from the war. -
First German Air Raids on London
The 23rd of August 1940, marked the first German air raids on Britain. In the following months and years aroung 60,000 civilians died in Britain alone. -
First British air raid on Berlin
On the 25th of August 1940 only two days after Germany dropped the first bombs in England. The British Air Force retaliated dropping a series of bombs on Berlin. -
German Blitz (Blitzkrieg) against Britain begins
On the 7th of September 1940 Germany commenced there first of many Blitzkrieg attacks agaist the British. The Germans planned to engage in many short battle where the losses for the british would be great. The Germans planned to have victory within two years of this date. -
Germany, Italy and Japan Alliance Formed
On the 27th of September 1940 Germany signed and alliance with Italy and Japan. Germany hoped that with support from nations on all sides might help to gain victory before his two year deadline. -
Sinking of the 'Bismarck' by the British Navy
On May 27, 1941, the British navy sinks the German battleship Bismarck in the North Atlantic near France. This was very significant as the Bismarck had been responsible for the sinking of many of Britains prized battleships. -
Italy surrenders to the Allies
On tthe 8th of September in 1943, Gen. Dwight Eisenhower publicly announces the surrender of Italy to the Allies. This was one of the major turning points of World War II ,as there was only two members of the German alliance remaining. -
German attack through Ardennes - Battle of the Bulge begins
On the 16th of December 1944 the Battle of the Bulge commenced. This was a major German offensive campaign llocated in the dense forest of Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front. -
May 8: VE Day - Victory in Europe. Germany surrenders to the Red Army in Berlin
On the 8th of May 1945 V-E Day was celebrated to mark the formal surrender of the Germans after nearly 5 years since the war was commenced -
WWII Ends
On the 2nd of September 1945 all fighting ceases in all parts of the the world conserning World War II
