WORLD WAR II (The War in Europe)

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  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

  • Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Britain and France declare war on Germany

  • Germany invades Belgium and The Netherlands

    Germany invades Belgium and The Netherlands

  • Italy declares war on France and Great Britain

    Italy declares war on France and Great Britain

  • France surrenders to German troops

    France surrenders to German troops

  • The Battle of Britain begins with Germany

    The Battle of Britain begins with Germany

    with the saturation of bombings and the British respond by destroying over 1500 German bombers
  • Italy opens fighting in the Northern African Desert

    Italy opens fighting in the Northern African Desert

    by attacking British Egypt from Libya
  • Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece

    Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece

  • Germany invades the Soviet Union

    Germany invades the Soviet Union

    ending the German-Soviet alliance
  • The Atlantic Charter

    The Atlantic Charter

    a joint declaration of war policy is signed by Roosevelt and Churchill
  • German troops begin the seige into Leningrad

    German troops begin the seige into Leningrad

    lasts until Jan. 1944, and more than 1 million Soviets die after years of shortages of food, water, and medicine
  • German forces attack Moscow

    German forces attack Moscow

  • Japan bombs the U.S. Pacific Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs the U.S. Pacific Fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor

    The U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom, declare war on Japan the next day
  • Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.

    Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S.

  • Hitler orders his forces to capture Stalingrad

    Hitler orders his forces to capture Stalingrad

  • Soviets counterattack at Stalingrad

    Soviets counterattack at Stalingrad

    drives Germans into retreat
  • The Germany 6th army surrenders

    The Germany 6th army surrenders

    a major turning point in the war in Russia
  • Srategic bombing of Germany begins

    Srategic bombing of Germany begins

    but better bombsights, introduced by the U.S. Army Air forces, allow bombers to target and hit military and industrial sites
  • Russians invade Poland

    Russians invade Poland

  • Allied troops land in Normandy for the D -Day invasion

    Allied troops land in Normandy for the D -Day invasion

  • Plot to assassinate Hitler fails

    Plot to assassinate Hitler fails

  • Soviet forces surrender Berlin

    Soviet forces surrender Berlin

  • Hitler takes his life in Berlin

    Hitler takes his life in Berlin

  • Germany forces in Italy surrender to the Allies

    Germany forces in Italy surrender to the Allies

  • Germans surrender to the Allies in Reims, France

    Germans surrender to the Allies in Reims, France

    ending World War II in Europe
  • The Allies declare V-E Day

    The Allies declare V-E Day

    (Victory in Europe)