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Germany takes Sudetenland
Germany demands to have the Sudetenland -
Germany invades Poland
Germany invades Poland and starts World War II. -
Soviet Invasion of Poland
Soviets entered Poland from the east just after Germany entered from the west. This helped to start World War II -
Battle of Britain
Germany continues to bomb the British, yet cannot defeat them. -
Germany invades the Soviet Union
Hitler breaks the Nonaggression Pact and invades the Soviet Union. -
Battle of Bismarck
This was a decisive battle between capital ships in the Atlantic. -
Battle of Leningrad
Germans laid siege to the city of Leningrad and virtually destroyed it. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan surprise attacks Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Hong Kong
This was one of the first major battles of the Pacific, and was due to Japan's attack on British colonies the same day as Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of El Alamein
The Allies had their first decisive victory against the Germans. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad begins. This marks the first major loss of the Nazi campaign. -
Operation Torch
Allies plan to invade Northern Africa and push the Nazis back to Europe. -
Allied invasion of Italy
The Allies pushed up through Africa and invaded the beaches of Italy, their first front in Europe. -
D-Day
The United States and Britain storm the beaches of occupied France. -
Battle of the Bulge
This was the Germans last offensive attack of the war, however, it was only successful for a short period of time. -
Liberation of Auschwitz
The Russians liberated the camp of Auschwitz and freed the people, many of whom were in critical care. -
VE-Day
The Nazis surrender -
Hiroshima
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima -
Bombing of Nagasaki
The United States dropped another atomic bomb, this time on the city of Nagasaki. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan Surrenders and World War II is over.
