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Germany invades Poland
Hilter invaded Poland so he could get back some land he thought should belong to Germany. -
Battle of the Atlantic
It was the longest battle of World War II, and it began after Britian declared war against Germany in September 1939 and ended when Germany surrendered May 1945. -
Battle of River Plate
This was the first major naval battle of WWII. -
Battle of Dunkirk
This battle was part of the Battle of France on the Western Front. -
Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was largest sustained bombing campaign to that date, which took place in the air above the United Kingdom. -
Battle of Crete
Germany launched an airborn invaion on the island Crete. -
Battle of Moscow
This battle ended because the weather was so bad, the Germans had to retreat. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor after becoming frustrated that the U.S. had stopped selling as much oil and other important war materials to Japan. -
Battle of Midway
The Japanese lost many valuable pilots and aircraft during this battle, which highly affect the way they fought the rest of the war. -
The Battle of El Alamein
This destroyed the German's chance of winning the North African Front. -
Battle of Stalingrad
This battle is the turning piont of WWII in Europe. -
Battle of Tronia
Part of the ballte of Sicily, in which the Allies took Sicily from the Axis by way sea and air. -
D-Day
This was one of the largest amphibious military assaults in history. -
Battle of the Bulge
In this Battle, the Germans suffered more than 100,000 casualties and the Americans suffered 81,000. -
Battle of Berlin
Stalin attemps to take over Berlin. -
Germany Surenders
Germany signed an unconditional surrender at Allied headquarters in Reims, France -
VE Day
VE Day stands for victory in Europe day. Both the U.S. and Great Britian celebrated on this day. -
United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
This was the first of two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in the span of a week. -
United States drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
This causes Japan to finally surrender. -
Japan Surrenders
Japan surrendered two weeks after acceping the Allies terms. It took place on a cloudy day in Tokyo Bay.
