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World War 2 Major Events -
Conferance of Munich
Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladier of France and Mussolini of Italy met in Munich and agreed that Hitler should have the Sudetanland of Czechoslovakia. -
Hitler Invades Czechoslovakia
Hitler marched into Czechoslovakia and occupied the country. -
Russia and Germany Pact
Hitler and Stalin signed a non-aggression pact which included secret clauses for the division of Poland. -
Invasion Of Poland
The invasion of Poland by German forces make the official start of WWII. -
Britain and France declare war!
Britain and France declared war on Germany. Neville Chamberlain broadcast the announcement that the country was at war. -
Blitzkrieg
Hitler launched his blitzkrieg against Holland and Belgium. Rotterdam was bombed almost to extinction. Both countries were occupied. -
Chamberlain Resigns
Neville Chamberlain resigned after pressure from Labour members for a more active prosecution of the war and Winston Churchill became the new head of the wartime coalition government. -
Operation Dynamo
The British commander-in-chief, General Gort, had been forced to retreat to the coast at Dunkirk. The troops waited, under merciless fire, to be taken off the beaches. -
Italy Enters War
Italy entered the war on the side of the Axis powers. -
Tripartite Pact
This pact of mutual alliance was signed by Germany, Italy and Japan. -
Stalingrad
Last German offensive in the East, killing over 200,000 Russians. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese attack American Base causing massive destruction and putting a huge dent in the Americans navy and air force. -
US declare war on Japan.
Great Britain and The U.S. declares war on the Japanese. -
Battle Of Midway
A Four day battle fought between aircraft based on giant aircraft carriers. The U.S. destroyed hundreds of Japanese planes and regained control of the Pacific. -
Battle of El Alamein
Montgomery attacked the German-Italian army in North Africa with a massive bombardment followed by an armoured attack. -
Axis surrender N Africa
The British and American forces managed to defeat the Axis forces in North Africa. -
Italy surrenders
Mussolini had been thrown out of office and the new government of Italy surrendered to the British and the USA. -
Leningrad relieved
The siege of Leningrad was lifted by the Soviet army. -
D-Day
160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. -
Paris liberated
The French capital of Paris was liberated from the Germans. -
Death of Roosevelt
President Roosevelt died. He was succeeded by President Truman. -
Mussolini captured
Italian partisans captured Mussolini and executed him. -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bombproof shelter with his wife. -
V-E Day
The eighth of May spelled the day when German troops throughout Europe finally laid down their arms and the war with Germany is over. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic Bomb is dropped onto Japan's Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Killing many and ending the war. -
Russia Declares War
Russia declared war on Japan and invaded Japanese-ruled Manchuria. -
V-J Day
The surrender of the Empire of Japan brought the hostilities of World War II to a close. Japan signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on board the USS Missouri.
