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August 23 1939
Germany and Russia sign a pact called the ‘Non Aggression Pact’ where they secretly agree with each other to invade poland, to divide them -
September 1st 1939
Germany invades Poland. Which is the start of the war -
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World War II
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September 3 1939
France and Great britain declare war on Germany -
May 10 to June 22 1940
Germany uses a weapon called blitzkrieg or quick strikes which meant ‘Lightning war’ and invaded and attacked the Netherlands, Belgium and northern France -
July 10th 1940
Battle of Britain. The German Luftwaffe which is the german air force invaded and attacked the royal air force in Britain. Britain used radar during the attack, so they knew when the Germans were going to attack, because of that radar, Britain lost 1000 planes while Germany 1,7000 and Britain successfully won in October of that year against Germany taking over. -
December 7th 1941
Japan attacks the US Navy in Pearl Harbour, this is what brought the United states into the war. -
March 1942
Murder of the Jewish people at Auschwitz starts in Nazi extermination camps. -
June 4th 1942
Battle of Midway. The US Navy beat the Japanese Navy in this battle -
February 2nd 1943
Germany surrenders to Stalingrad. A battle between the German and Russian army, that started in August of the previous year. This is also considered Germany’s first major defeat -
June 6th 1944
The invasion of Normandy in France by the Allies. Also known as D-Day. -
December 16th 1944
Battle of the bulge. A battle between Germany and the Allies, the Germans lose this battle. -
February 19th 1945
The US marines invade, and after a long battle, captures the island of Iwo Jima. -
April 29th 1945
Mussolini the Italian dictator, is executed by the Italian resistance. -
April 30th 1945
Hitler commits suicide because he knows that Germany has lost the war. -
May 7th 1945
Germany surrenders which ends the war in Europe. -
August 6th 1945
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, completely destroying the city. -
August 9th 1945
Another bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan by the United States. -
September 2nd 1945
Japan signs a surrender agreement and that is what ends the war.