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Germany invades Poland
The German Luftwaffe bombed Polish airfields and German warships and U-boats attacked Polish naval forces in the Baltic Sea. -
Assassination attmept on Hitler fails
A bomb was planted in a brief cse and went off, but failed to kill Hitler -
Battle of Britain begins
The RAF was against the German Luftwaffe. These were their respective air fleets. -
Hitler declares a blockade of the British Isles
This prevented the importing of goods into the British Isles. -
Hungary joins the Axis Powers
Hungary joined the Axis Powers which consisted already of:
Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania, and Bulgaria -
Romania joins the Axis Powers
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Nazis invade Greece and Yugoslavia
This act of terror resulted in the death of approximately 17,000 civilians. -
Nazis take control of Kiev
Nazis invaded and took the capital of Ukraine. This gave Hitler and the Nazis more power. -
Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor
This bombing took place by surprise, which caused America to declare war on Japan. -
Hitler takes complete control of the German Army
With a powerful leader in charge of the German Army, Hitler was determined to gain majority control over Europe. -
First American forces arrive in Great Britain
The British single-handedly been holding off the Germans for over two years and the Americans had landed for support. -
Mass murder of Jews begins at Auschwitz
Nazi's believed Jews were an insuperior race and wanted to elimate them ; GENOCIDE. -
Stalin and Churchill meet in Moscow
Churchill was there to inform Stalin of Allied plans for the invasion of North Africa (Operation Torch). -
Battle of Stalingrad begins
A major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. -
Operation Torch begins
the British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the Second World War. -
Soviets begin an offensive against the Germans in Stalingrad
The Soviets began an offensive attack against the Germans to try and gain back territory. -
German and Italian troops surrender in North Africa
German and Italian troops were forced to surrender due to high casualties and deaths. -
Allies bomb Rome
They were intiailly unsuccessful but tried again and were successful. -
Germans occupy Rome
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Italy declares war on Germany
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Massive British air raid on Berlin
Over 160 bombers were send by the Brisih to raid Berlin -
Soviet troops advance into Poland
Sloviet troops slowly advanced into Poland rading one army at a time -
The British drop 3000 tons of boms during an air raid on Germany
The British force droped 3,000 bombs on Germany to destroy the country and their army. -
The Allies enter Rome
Took place on September 3rd, 1943 during the Second World War. -
D-Day
The day in World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy -
Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz
Soviet troops freed one of the biggest concentration camps where Jews were held ; Auschwitz -
German forces in Ruhr surrender.
German fleets are forced to surrender. -
Soviets reach Berlin
Soviets reach a long journey to Berlin to try and attack the Nazis. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler committed suicide as he knew the German army was destroyed and had no other choice. -
V - E (Victory in Europe) day
Victory in Europe day ; The Nazi party was destroyed.
