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Adolf Gains Control
Adolf Hitler, the leader of Nazi Party in Germany, becomes Chancellor of Germany. -
Attacks on Jewish Homes
A series of attacks take place on Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues across Germany and Austria. The attacks become known as Kristallnacht (the Night of the Broken Glass) -
Britain and Australia Declare War
Britain declares war on Germany following the German army's invasion of Poland. Australia also declares war on Germany. -
Germany invasions
Germany invades Denmark, the Low countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) and France. -
Germany launches air assaults
Germany launches an air assault on Britain known as the Battle of Britain. -
Blitz
Germany commences its bombing campaign on Britain, known as the Blitz. It continues until May 1941. -
Australian troops
Australian troops involved in the siege of Tobruk -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler launches Operation Barbarossa, the start of war on the Eastern Front: and begins planning the 'Final Solution'. -
Japan attacks
Japan attacks the US naval base in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii. The USA enters the war. -
Singapore falls
Singapore falls to the Japanese and many allied soldiers are taken as prisoners of war. Japanese aircraft bomb Darwin. -
USA kills Japanese Navy
USA inflicts heavy losses on Japanese navy through The Battle of Coral Sea & The Battle of Midway -
Australian troops defend trail
Australian troops defence of the Kokoda Trail prevents Japanese forces from taking control of Port Moresby, Papua New guinea. The Allies win a decisive victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein. -
Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders at The Battle of Stalingrad. -
US forces capture
US forces in the pacific capture the Islands of Io Jima and Okinawa -
D-Day
'D-Day' - Allied forces invade France and begin advancing towards Germany from the west, liberating France in August 1944. -
Germany surrenders
Germany surrenders and allied soldiers liberate prisoners from Nazi concentration camps. -
Atomic bombs
The US dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. Japan surrenders on 2nd of September, 1945
