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The Beginning
Where the second world war began, Germany invades Poland -
Invasion of Denmark and Norway
Hitler invaded Denmark and Norway to safe guard supply routes of Swedish ore and also to break British naval blockade on Germany. -
Chamberlain resign
Neville Chamberlain resigned after pressure from Labour members for a more active prosecution of the war -
Battle of Britain
The battle Britain begins -
Italy and Germany attack Yugoslavia
German and Italian troops attacked Yugoslavia, Greece and the island of Crete -
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked the US pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. -
Battle of Midway
The USA defeated the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. Following this victory, the US navy was able to push the Japanese back. -
Battle of Stalingrad
The Russians won their first victory against Germany in their most important industry state. -
Axis surrender N Africa
The British and American forces managed to defeat the Axis forces in North Africa -
D-Day
The allies launched an attack on Germany’s forces in Normandy, Western France -
Paris liberated
The French capital of Paris was liberated from the Germans -
Allies cross the Rhine
The Allies crossed the Rhine while Soviet forces were approaching Berlin from the East. -
Roosevelt's Death
Roosevelt dies, and is succeeded by President Truman. -
Mussolini captured and executed
Italian partisans captured Mussolini and executed him. -
Hitler commits suicide
Hitler committed suicide in his bombproof shelter along side his wife. -
V.E Day
Victory in Europe was celebrated. -
Fat Man drops on Hiroshima
No surrender of Japanese=Big bomb drop on Hiroshima -
"Russo-Jap War"
Russia declared war on Japan and invaded Japanese-ruled Manchuria. -
Little Boy drops on Hiroshima
The U.S dropped another bomb on the island of Nagasaki as the Japanese had still not surrendered following Hiroshima. -
End of the war
U.S General, Douglas MacArthur accepted, Japan’s long wait of a surrender.
