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World War II Timeline

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  • Hitler becomes Chancellor

    Hitler becomes Chancellor

    Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany on the 30th of January in 1933 by President Paul von Hindenburg
  • China Invaded

    China Invaded

    Japan invades China starting the war in the pacific
  • Albania Annexed

    Albania Annexed

    The facist country of Italy annexes Albania.
  • The Invasion of Poland

    The Invasion of Poland

    The start of the war with the bombings on Poland. Hitler used the Blitzkrieg strategy to invade Poland.
  • Poland Surrenders

    Poland Surrenders

    Poland gives up and flees to Romania while Poland is divided
  • Norway and Denmark Attacked

    Norway and Denmark Attacked

    Germany attacks Norway and Denmark. Denmark surrenders on day of attack and Norway holds out until June
  • Italy Enters The War

    Italy Enters The War

    Italy formally enters the war on the Axis Side
  • Italy Invades France

    Italy Invades France

    After entering the war, Italy invades the southern part of France
  • Invasion of Greece

    Invasion of Greece

    Italy invades Greece by going thorugh Albania
  • The Battle of Britian Ends

    The Battle of Britian Ends

    The Battle of Britian ends with the Nazi's taking defeat
  • Bulgaria Joins the War

    Bulgaria Joins the War

    Bulgaria joins World War II on the side of the Axis powers
  • Balkans Get Attacked

    Balkans Get Attacked

    The Germans launch an attack on the Balkans
  • Germans invade Russia

    Germans invade Russia

    Hitler and his army begin the attack on Russia
  • Bombing on Pearl Harbor

    Bombing on Pearl Harbor

    At 12:55 EST Japanese ships and jets bombed the Pearl Harbor Naval Base
  • D-Day

    D-Day

    British and U.S troops sucsessfully land on the beaches of Normandy
  • Capturing of Okinawa

    Capturing of Okinawa

    Allied forces land on the island of Okinawa the last stop before the Japanese Islands
  • Hitler Commits Suicide

    Hitler Commits Suicide

    The German leader Adolf Hitler was pronounced dead
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day

    The Nazi party announces its surrender to the Allied Forces
  • Bombing of Hiroshima

    Bombing of Hiroshima

    The United States drops and Atomic Bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima
  • Bombing of Nagasaki

    Bombing of Nagasaki

    The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
  • Japan Surrenders

    Japan Surrenders

    Japan after agreeing to formally surrender after the 2 atomic bombings