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Start of the second world war
Germany invaded Poland on September 1 of 1939 and thus began World War II. In response, Britain and France declared war on Germany. German forces invaded western Europe in the spring of 1940. -
The Winter War
The Soviet Union invades Finland and starts the so-called Winter War. The Finns ask for an armistice and have to cede to the Soviet Union the northern shores of Lake Lagoda and a small portion of the Finnish coast on the Arctic Sea. -
Italy Joins The WWII
Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21. -
Yugoslavia Dismember
Germany, Italy, Hungary and Bulgaria invade and dismember Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia surrenders on April 17. Germany and Bulgaria invade Greece in support of the Italians. Resistance in Greece ceases in early June 1941. -
Germany on offensive against Soviet Union
Germany and its Axis partners launch a new offensive in the Soviet Union. German troops fight to enter Stalingrad (Volgograd) on the Volga River in mid-September and penetrate deep into the Caucasus after securing the Crimean Peninsula. -
Final of The WWII
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. Japan, having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, formally surrenders and World War II ends.