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World War 2 began
Germany invades Poland, starting World War 2 -
Battle of the Atlantic
The battle of the Atlantic was the longest and most desperate of the war. And if it was not for the Canadian Navy, the British would have lost the war in 1941. -
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The war in Europe
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Britain and France declare war
Britain and France declare war on Germany -
Battle of Dunkirk
British and French armies surrounded to the German army at Dunkirk on the coast of France in May 1940. Britain decided to retreated their men by sea using boats and fishing boats before the German army took over the town. -
Italy declares war
Italy declares war on France and Great Britain -
Italy enters the war
Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis powers. -
France surrendered
France surrenders to Germany -
Battle of Britain begins
Germany launches an air attack on Great Britain, trying to destroy British air force but evenually, the German gave up the attack. -
German forms its allies with Italy and Japan
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact creating the Axis Alliance. -
Operation Barbarossa
German attacked Russia. -
The battle of Hong Kong
On 8 December 1941, the Japanese Empire launched an attack on the Britsh Crown Colony of Hong Kong -
Pearl Harbor
The Japanese attack the US Navy in Pearl Harbor. The next day the US enters World War II on the side of the Allies. -
USA declare war on Japan
USA declare war on Japan -
The italian Campaign
The Allies luanched an attack on mainland Italy.
The plan was to take over Italy quickly,and then attack Germany from the south. -
The Dieppe Raid
Canadian soldiers under Britain officer comand to make a raid on Dieppe. Later on, the raid was cancled. Many Canadian soldiers died in this event as the raid was for the need for more sophisticated amphibious equipment and techniques. -
German troops surrender to the Soviet
The Germans surrender at Stalingrad, Soviet Union -
Italy surrender
Italy surrenders to the Allies -
D-Day
The Allies launched the a huge attack in Normandy,France. The result were the German soldiers were pushed back out of France. -
The Battle of the Scheldt
The Battle was fought in October 1944 between Allied forces and the German forces occupying Northern Belgium and the southwestern of The Netherlands. -
the Battle of the Bulge
the Germans troops launched a the last attack on the Allies to push American and British armies and capture Antwerp, Belgium. -
the Ortona Battle
It was a battle fought between German troops and Canadian force. And so, it was considered among Canada's greatest achievements during the war. -
Battle of the Rhineland
the Allies began their attack to drive the Germans back over the Rhine River and out of the Netherlands. -
Hitler commits suicide
Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war. -
the manhattan project
The United States drops the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The city is devastated. -
the manhattan project
Another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. -
Japan surrender
Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Allies. -
End of World War 2
Finally, it's the end of the war
