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German-Russian non-aggression pact
Germany and Russia will not attack each other. -
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WWII European Theater
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Germany Invades Poland
Event: The German Army invades Poland utilizing the Blitzkrieg tactic.
When: September 1, 1939.
Who: German Army.
What: German troops invade a foreign country.
Where: Poland.
Significance: Causes Briton and France to declare war on Germany starting WWII. -
Britan and France declare war on Germany
WWII has officially begun -
Russia invaeds Poland
Soviets invade Poland based on their deal with Germany -
Poland Surrenders to Germany
The first country of the war officially falls to Hitler's army. -
Assasination Attempt on Hitler
Hitler's terror could have stopped before it really had a chance to start. It also shows that many Germans did not like Hitler. -
Germany invades Norway and Denmark
First signs that the "phoney war" is false and Hitler truely is trying to conqure all of Europe. -
Germany invades Holland and Belgium
Germany continues to expand its territory in Europe. -
German campaign to take Netherlands, Belgium and France
Germany gains France, Belgium and the Netherlands -
The Battle of Dunkirk
British troops evacute accross the English Channel after defet by the Germans. -
Belgium Surrenders
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Italy Invades France
Axis success and victories -
France Signs Armistice
German's defeat the French army and now can focus their efforts on Briton and Russia. -
Battle of Briton Begins
The German air-raids on Britain begin -
Italy Invades Egypt
Italians, Mussolini, declaire they have restored the "glory of Rome" -
Battle of Britain ends
The Germans are defeated in the air over Britan -
Hungary joins the Axis
Axis powers gain a military force -
Bulgeria Joins the Axis
The Axis powers are growing in numbers -
Hitler invades the Soviet Uninion
Hitler breaks the agreement with Russia, causeing Russia to declare war on Germany. -
RAF bombs Cologn Germany
One of the first bombing raids on German soil by Allied forces. -
Hitler Launches "Fall Blau" attack on Russia
Hitler breaks the peace agreement with Russia. Russia declaires war on Germany. -
Black Sunday
Citizens are not evacuated in order ot help the war effort. Many of them die in German attacks -
Second Battle of El Alamein
British and American Troops begin to drive Germans and Italians out of Africa -
Battle of Stalingrad begins
Russians counter a massive German offensive -
Germans surrender in Stalingrad
This is a major turning point in the war -
German and Italian forces surrender in North Africa
The African Campaign is over -
Americans take Sicily
American led forces are begining the campaign to take southern Europe -
Mussolini Falls from power
A new government emerges that is sympathetic to the Allies. -
Americans enter Rome
American troops are moving northward in southern Europe. -
Yalta Conference
FDR, Churchill and Stalin meet in Yalta to discuss how Europe will be divided. -
Fall of Berlin
German forces are overrun by Russian and American forces in Berlin -
V-E Day
Germany Surrendors ending the war in Europe. -
First atomic bomb test
The first controlled atom bomb test is conducted in the United States -
Hitler commits suicide
The leader of the German forces kills himself sending the army into chaos.
