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Nazi-Soviet Aggression Pact
Non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union -
Invasion of Poland
Hitler invaded Poland, forcing France and Britain to honor their alliance and help. This was the official start of the war. -
Blitzkrieg against Norway/Denmark
Germany launched a surprise attack on Norway and Denmark, taking over both of them very quickly. -
Battle of Dunkirk
An improvised armada saved over 300,000 British soldiers from a German assault by bringing them over the water to Britain. -
Battle of Britain
Winston Churchill, new anti-nazi prime minister of Britain, encourages his people to keep fighting Germany. -
France signs treaty with Germany
Hitler invaded France and forced them to surrender. -
The London Blitz
Germany began a daily bombardment of London. It failed, and London stayed standing. -
Lend-Lease Act
Allowed FDR to lend or lease military supplies to any nation whose defense he deemed important to the defense of the U.S. -
Operation Barbarossa
Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union. -
Siege of Leningrad
Germany put Leningrad under a 2 and a half year long siege, starving out the city. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, a port in Hawaii, forcing the U.S. into the war. -
Battle of Coral Sea and Midway
Victories of islands in the Pacific that weakened Japan. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Hitler wanted to take over Stalin's namesake city. After a long battle, Hitler failed, losing over 300,000 troops. Both sides suffered very heavy losses. -
Rommel's Army surrenders to Eisenhower
The allies forced Rommel's Army out of Egypt, then they had to surrender. -
Invasion of Italy
British and American armies landed in Italy and took it over from the Axis -
D-Day
Allied powers dropped paratroopers behind enemy lines as 176,000 troops stormed the beaches of Normandy and took back France from Germany. -
Battle of the Bulge
German army attacked Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. -
German Surrender
Germany surrendered as Soviet troops advanced on Berlin. Hitler killed himself in an underground bunker, ending the war in Europe. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. After a second bomb was dropped, Japan had to surrender. -
Japanese Surrender
Japan surrenders, officially ending the war.
