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Britain and Australia declared war on Germany
Due to Germany's invasion of Poland, Britain declared war and Australia, as an ally of Britain also declared war. -
Invasion of Norway
Operation Weserübung was the code name for Germany's assault on Denmark and Norway during the Second World War and the opening operation of the Norwegian Campaign. -
Invasion of France
The Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries during the Second World War. -
Dunkirk evacuation
The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and Harbour of Dunkirk, France, between 27 May and 4 June 1940. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain is the name given to the Second World War defence of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air Force against an onslaught by the German Air Force. -
Sinking of the Bismarck
The last battle of the German battleship Bismarck took place in the Atlantic Ocean, on 26–27 May 1941. -
Japanese army gain ground on U.S, Australian and Papuan Infantry in Papa New Guinea
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Attack on Pearl Harbour by the Japanese
The attack on Pearl Harbor, also known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor, the Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters. -
Japan enters the war
Due to Japan attacking Pearl Harbour, America declares war on Japan. -
Singapore falls to Japanese forces
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Japan invades New Guinea
During the initial phase in early 1942, the Empire of Japan invaded the Australian-administered territories of the New Guinea Mandate and Papua and overran western New Guinea. -
The Battle of Coral Sea
The Battle of the Coral Sea, fought during 4–8 May 1942, was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia. -
Battle of Midway
The Battle of Midway was a crucial and decisive naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II. -
Tobruk falls to Australian Infantry forces
The fall of the of the fortress town of Tobruk was a major blow to the Allied forces during WW2, as the town contained substantial material, supplies and equipment as well as containing substantial number of Allied troops -
Battle along Kokoda Trail
In 1942, along a narrow track over the rugged mountains of Papua New Guinea, 625 Australians were killed and over 1000 wounded. The fighting there, against a Japanese invasion force, was perhaps the most significant battle fought by Australians. -
Japanese army takes control of Kokoda
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Operation Jubilee
The Dieppe Raid, also known as the Battle of Dieppe, Operation Rutter during planning stages, and by its final official code-name Operation Jubilee, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe during WW2. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia, on the eastern boundary of Europe. -
Battle of El Alamein
The Second Battle of El Alamein was a major battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein. -
D-Day invasion of Normandy
The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during WW2. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front. -
Push to Oder River
Soviet forces have reached the Oder river and begin crossing it into the Germans territory.