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Invasion of Poland
Invasion of Poland by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent was the beginning of WW2 in Europe. -
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WW2 Timeline
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Failed Assassination
Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch, a bomb explodes just after Hitler was finished giving a speech -
Attack on Finland
Red Army crosses the Soviet-Finnish border with 465,000 men and 1,000 aircraft. Helskinki was bombed, and 61 Finns were kiled in an air raid that steeled the Finns for resistance. -
Invasion of Denmark and Norway
German warships entered major Norwegian ports, from Narvik to Oslo, deploying thousands of German troop and occupying Norway, At the same time, German forces occupied Copenhagen. -
Paris Bombing
On this day the German Air Force bomb Paris which killed over 250 people, who were mostly civilians -
Pearl Harbor
On this day the Japanese air force bomed the American base and cause the involvemnt of the U.S. in the war. -
U.S. declares war
On this day the U.S. declares war on Japanese and joins the Allied powers -
German air raids on Britain
Almost 1,000 English civilians were killed in the bombing. The attacks were nicknamed Baedeker Raids -
Battle of Stalingrad
This was a major battle of WW2. Germany and it's allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad -
Germany Surrenders at Stalingrad
The last of the German forces who were fighting at Stalingrad surrendered. Despite the fact that Hitler said surrendering is out of the question. -
Liquidation
Himmler orders liquidation of all jewish ghettos -
Capturing of Palermo Sicily
The U.S. 7th Army moved quickly along the north coast, capturing Palermo, the Sicilian capital. -
Surrender in Crimea
The battles ended with the evacuation of the Crimea by the Germans. The Germans and Romans both suffered loses during the evacuation -
D-day
The day the Allied poweers crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normady, France, beginning the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control during WW2 -
End of the Battle of Bulge
Was the largest battle fought on the Western Front in Europe during WW2. It was also the largest battle ever fought by the United States Army. -
Germany's Offensive Attack
The Germans launched and offensive attack against the Soviet forces in Hungary. -
Soviets reach Berlin
The Soviets raced to reach Berlin for diplomatic issues with their allies the U.S. -
Mussolini Dead
Mussolini was captured and hanged by Italian partisans -
Death of Hitler
On this day Hitler the leader of the Nazi party committed suicide. -
VE-Day
This day marked the formal accepance by the allies of WW2 of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.
