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Russia and germany sine pact
Hitler and Stalin signed a non-aggression pact which included secret clauses for the division of Poland. -
munich agreement
The Munich Agreement was a settlement permitting Nazi Germany's annexation of portions of Czechoslovakia along the country's borders mainly inhabited by German speakers, for which a new territorial designation, the "Sudetenland" -
hitler invades poland
the invasion of Poland caught everyone's attention and britain came to help -
hitler invades czechoslovakia
Despite the assurances given by Hitler in the Treaty of Munich (Sept 1938), he marched into Czechoslovakia and occupied the country. -
hitler invades denmark and norway
Hitler invaded and occupied Denmark and Norway to safeguard supply routes of Swedish ore and also to establish a Norwegian base -
blitzkrieg
Hitler launched his blitzkrieg (lightning war) against Holland and Belgium. Rotterdam was bombed almost to extinction. -
pearl harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, over 2,000 men died. -
Battle of stalingrad
The Russians won their first victory against Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad. -
japanese evicted from burma
British forces under General Slim, with help from guerrilla-fighting Chindits led by Orde Wingate, evicted the Japanese from Burma. -
the v2 flying bombs
The first V2 flying bombs killed three people in London. -
Battle of the bulge
Germany launched its final defensive through the Ardennes region of Belgium. However, they were beaten back by the allies. -
D-day
The allies launched an attack on Germany’s forces in Normandy, Western France. Thousands of transports carried an invasion army under the supreme command of general Eisenhower to the Normandy beaches. -
President roosevelt dies
President Roosevelt died. He was succeeded by President Truman. -
Russians reach Berlin
The Russians reached Berlin shortly before the US forces. -
Mussolini captured and executed
Italian partisans captured Mussolini and executed him. -
German forces surrender
German forces in Italy surrendered to the Allies. -
V.E. day
Victory in Europe was celebrated. -
Russia declares war on Japan
Russia declared war on Japan and invaded Japanese-ruled Manchuria. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The Japanese generals refused to surrender. The US dropped an atomic bomb on the island of Hiroshima. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
The US dropped an atomic bomb on the island of Nagasaki as the Japanese had not surrendered following Hiroshima. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
The Japanese generals refused to surrender. The US dropped an atomic bomb on the island of Hiroshima. -
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
The US dropped an atomic bomb on the island of Nagasaki as the Japanese had not surrendered following Hiroshima. -
Japanese surrender
The Japanese unconditionally surrendered to the allies ending the second world war. -
MacArthur accepts Japan’s surrender
US General, Douglas MacArthur, accepted Japan’s surrender thus formally ending the second world war. -
V.E. day
Victory in Europe was celebrated. -
Donitz offers unconditional surrender
Hitler’s successor, Admiral Donitz, offerred an unconditional surrender to the allies. -
German forces surrender
German forces in Italy surrendered to the Allies.1945
