• Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
    Germany through a lightning annexation war invades Poland. Consequently England and France (allies) declare war on Germany.
  • 1940 Germany takes different territories from Europe

     1940 Germany takes different territories from Europe
    During the year 1940, Germany invaded: Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, took Paris, and bombed England. Italy invades Greece
  • 1941 Invasion by Germany and Italy into different European countries continues

    1941 Invasion by Germany and Italy into different European countries continues
    Germany disembarks troops in Libya to invade Egypt, it also invades Yugoslavia, Greece, and the Soviet Union.
    On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) of the United States.
    On December 8, 1941, the United States declared war on Japan.
  • 1942 The Allies begin to counter the attack of Germany and the countries of the axis

    1942 The Allies begin to counter the attack of Germany and the countries of the axis
    The United States defeated Japan at the Battle of Midway.
    On July 27, 1942, England stopped the German advance in Africa in the first battle of El Alameín.
    On August 23, 1942, the battle of Stalingrad between Germany and the Soviet Union begins.
    On November 3, 1942, England defeated Germany in the second battle of El Alameín.
  • 1943 Battle of Stalingrad and defeat of Italy

    1943 Battle of Stalingrad and defeat of Italy
    The Soviet Union defeats Germany in the Battle of Stalingrad.
    On September 3, 1943, the allies invaded Italy, and Italy surrendered.
  • 1944 Liberation of the Nazi territories by the Allies.

    1944 Liberation of the Nazi territories by the Allies.
    The allies initiate the landing of Normandy.
    On August 10, 1944, the United States defeated Japan at the Battle of Guam.
    On August 25 the allies defeat Germany in the battle of Normandy.
    On October 20 Yugoslavs and Soviets liberate Belgrade.
    December 29 Hungarians and Soviets liberate Budapest.
  • 1945 defeat of Hitler and Nazism.

     1945 defeat of Hitler and Nazism.
    The allies defeat Germany in the battle of the Bulge.
    March 26 The United States defeats Japan in the battle of Iwo Jima.
    April 25 troops of the Soviet Union take Berlin.
    April 30 Adolfo Hitler commits suicide in Berlin.
    May 9 Germany surrenders to the Allies.
    June 21 USA defeats Japan in the battle of Okinawa
    August 6 and 9 The US drops two nuclear bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
    September 2 Japan surrenders to the US