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Germany Invades Poland
Gramany invaded Poland on September 1st,1939.The attack comes without any warning or declaration of war. -
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Germany began invading
Soviet Union invades eastern Poland -
France surrenders to Germany
France surrenders to Germany on May 10th, 1940. Hitler's forces attacked France, conquering the Luxembourg, Netherlands and Belgium in the process. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway started on june 4th 1942.The Battle of Midway, fought near the Central Pacific island of Midway, is considered the decisive battle of the war in the Pacific. -
New offensive in the Soviet Union.
Germany and her Axis partners launch a new offensive in the Soviet Union. German troops fight their way into Stalingrad (Volgograd) on the Volga River by mid-September and penetrate deep into the Caucasus after securing the Crimean Peninsula -
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad started on July 17,1942. The Battle of Stalingrad is considered by many historians to have been the turning point in World War Two in Europe. -
Japanese attack on Pear Harbo
The Japanese attacked on Pear Harbor on December 7th 1942.Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander of the Japanese Combined Fleet, had initiated planning for a surprise attack on the United States Pacific Fleet at the beginning of any hostilities that the Japanese might undertake -
Overthrown of Mussolini
Mussolini´s Italian Fascist government overthrown -
Italy surrenders
Italy sings armistice -
D day
D Day happend on June 6th 1944.160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. -
Allies Liberate Paris
The allies liberate Paris on August 4th 1944.After four years under German occupation, Paris is now free. -
The Hungarian fascist
The Hungarian fascist Arrow Cross movement carries out a coup d’état with German support to prevent the Hungarian government from pursuing negotiations for surrender to the Soviets. -
A new offensive
The Soviets launch a new offensive, liberating Warsaw and Krakow in January, capturing Budapest after a two-month siege on February 13, driving the Germans and their Hungarian collaborators out of Hungary in early April, forcing the surrender of Slovakia with the capture of Bratislava on April 4, and capturing Vienna on April 13. -
Battle of Iwo Jima
The battle of iwo Jima happend on Febuaray 19th 1945.The capture of Iwo Jima was part of a three-point plan the Americans had for winning the war in the Far East. -
FDR Dies,Truman becomes president
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt died on Aril 10th, 1945. Right after he died on the same day Harry Truman became president. -
A new president
US president dies , Truman becomes president -
Hitler Commits Suicide
Hitler Commits Suicide on April 30 1945. His wife also committed Suicide with him. -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
The atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagaski happen on August 9th 1945.The bomb was dropped by parachute from an American B29 Bomber at 1102 local time. -
Ending World War II.
Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.