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Germany Invaded Poland
Germany invaded Poland but, Poland wasn’t ready for the attack. Poland tried to work out an agreement with Germany but, Germany wouldn’t cooperate. Since Germany wouldn’t cooperate France and Great Britain declared war on Germany. -
Norway and Denmark
The fighting had lasted up until April 9th, 1940. After the fighting had almost ended Germany invaded Norway and Denmark. This was the start of invasions on low countries. -
Germany Attacks Western Europe
Germany started an attack on western Europe, it started with invading low countries. Germany invaded Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg. They, along with France, had taken neutral positions in the war. -
Germany Captured Paris
Germany captured Paris and France surrendered to the Nazis. He forced France officials to sign surrender papers. They had to sign them in the same railroad car that the Germans signed the armistice of 1918. -
German-Soviet Pact
They had the Balkan region secured because they invaded Yugoslavia and Greece. By June 22, 1941 Germany and its allies invaded the Soviet Union, in violation of the German-Soviet Pact. They also were settled in the Baltic states. -
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked on of the US’s naval yards in pearl harbor. Immediately following this president roosevelt requested that america declares war on japan. America retaliates by bombing Hiroshima -
The Battle of Stalingrad
Germany starts its assault on Stalingrad, Russia. The battle is a turning point in the war, it is a bloody battle that took many lives. the Red Army beat them and invaded the Nazis and Germans retreat from the Eastern Front. -
The Big Three
Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin, are known as the “big three”. They meet for the first time in Teheran, Iran at The Meeting of the Big Three. They came together to discuss the invasion of Italy -
Operation Overlord
The troops that were in England started to move to cross the Channel. They are moving to invade. Eisenhower is waiting for a day with good weather to fully invade. -
D-Day
On D-Day there were over 160,000 Allied troops and 30,000 vehicles along a 50 mile stretch. They were on a fortified French coastline. They started fighting on the beaches of Normandy.
