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Germanor Nazi-Soviet Non-Agreement Pact = August 23, 1939
This Non-Agreement Pact is signed by Germany on August 23, 1939.Because of this Pact, Soviet-Union will not fight against Germany.However, Germany broke this agreement and invaded Russia on June 22, 1941. -
Germany invaded Poland ( 1 September 1939 – 6 October 1939(1 month and 5 days ).
The invasion of Poland is also known as Sepetember Campagian or 1939 Defensive War In Poland region.The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.The invasion ended when Germany and Soviet Union divide the whole of Poland on 6 October ,1939. -
U.S. declares Neutrality (On September 3, 1939 )
After the outbreak of the war in Europe President Roosevelt urged the American public to be neutral and he also said that he cannot ask that every American remain neutral .
United States wanted to keep his neutrality toward European countries and did not want to declare war on germany until 1941. -
Sinking of HMS Royal Oak ( October 1939)
The sinking of the battleship ‘HMS Royal Oak’ in October 1939 gave the United Kingdom just about the worst possible start to World War Two. The ‘Royal Oak’ was not a modern fighting ship but as a battleship she represented part of the might of the Royal Navy. -
Germany / Hitler declares victory over Poland Or 1 September Campaign
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Soviet Union Expelled from the League of Nations
The League of Nations told USSR to release Finland , but USSR denied and was expelled from in response to the Soviets' invasion of Finland on October 30. -
Japanese establishes Puppet government in Nanking On March 30, 1940.
On March 30, 1940, Japan establishes its own goernment in Nanking which was the fomer capital of Nationalist China. -
Germany invaded Denmark and Norway
On this day in history( On April 9m, 1940 ) , the Germans made an attack on both Norway and Denmark, becoming the second and third nation and Hitler invaded and captured. -
Germany's invansion over Germany's invansion of Holland, belgium, and luxembourg.(10th May, 1940)
Germany's invansion of Holland, belgium, and luxembourg.
On the 10th May, 1940, the German forces invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. -
Italy declares war on Britain and French
On this day in 1940, after withholding formal allegiance to either side in the battle between Germany and the Allies, Benito Mussolini, dictator of Italy, declares war on France and Great Britain. -
German troop enters Paris
On June 14, 1940, at 8 p.m. that evening-as German troops enter and occupy Paris. -
Soviet Union invaded Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia.
Military occupation of the three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by the Soviet Union also known as Sphere of Influence
on 14 June 1940. -
First RAF ( Brithish Air Force ) raids over Berlin
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Soviet Union invasion of Finland (On August 31, 1939-1940)
Adolf Hitler’s 1939 invasion of Poland, in violation of Germany’s non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union. Now, it’s the Soviets’ turn to show what-for. After days of rumblings, the Red Army has invaded Finland. -
First German air Raid on London ( The Blitz From Germany ) 7 September 1940 – 21 May 1941 - (8 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Germany made her first attempt since war was declared at an air raid on Britain shortly and The Blitz was the sustained strategic bombing of the United Kingdom by Germany during the Second World War. Between 7 September 1940 and 21 May 1941 there were major raids. -
Italian forces invaded Egypt ( 9–16 September 1940 )
The Italian Invasion of Egypt was an Italian offensive action against British, Commonwealth and Free French forces during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. -
Italy invaded Greece ( on October 28, 1940 )
