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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, and with that, the third Reich rises to power. -
The Rome-Berlin Axis treaty gets formed.
Nazi Germany and Fascist form The Rome-Berlin Axis treaty. -
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact
Garmany and Japan sign a pact against communism and Russia. -
Japan invades China
Japan Invades China -
Anschluss
Hitler annexes the country of Austria into Germany. Source -
Garmany invades Poland, WW2 begins.
Germany invades Poland, and World War Two began. -
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Word War 2
Word War two, from start to end. -
France and Britan declare was on Germany.
France and Great Britan declare war on Germany because they invaded Poland. -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway
Germany invades and takes control of Denmark and Norway. -
Blitzkrieg 10th of May - 22nd of June 1940
Germany uses blitzkrieg to taker over much of western Europe, including the Netherlands, Belgium, and northern France. -
The Battle of Dunkirk (26th of May - 4th of June 1940
The Allies were losing the Battle of France on the western front, so The Battle of Dunkirk was the defense and evacuation plan for the Allies. Source -
Winston Churchill becomes the leader of the British government.
Winston Churchill becomes the leader of the British government. -
Italy enters the war
Italy enters the war as a member of the Axis power. -
Battle of Britan
Germany launches an air attack on Great Britan. The attacks last until the end of October and are known as the Battle of Britan. -
Battle of Moscow The (2nd of October 1941 - 7th Januar 1942)
The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that consisted of two periods. It was about strategically significant fighting on as 600 km sector of the Eastern front. Hitler couldn't win, and this is considered one of the turning points in the war. Source -
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is an American fleet base placed on the south coast of Oahu, Hawaii. On the 7th of December 1941, it got attacked by Japan, which is the reason the USA joined the war, and it's considered a turning point. Source -
Battle of Midway
The US Navy defeats the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. -
D-Day
The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, the 06th of June 1944, of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord. It was codenamed Operation Neptune, also known as D-Day. -
The Liberation of Paris (19th of August - 25 August 1944)
The Liberation of Paris was a battle that lasted the German garrison surrendered the French capital. -
Hitler commits suicide
Adolf Hitler commits suicide as he knows Germany has lost the war. -
Hiroshima
The United States drops a Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. -
Nagasaki
Another atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. -
Japan surrenders
Japan surrenders to US General Douglass MacArthur and the Aillies.