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Japan invades Manchuria
The Japanese invasion of Manchuria began on September 19, 1931, when the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. -
Hitler become chanceler of Germany
Adolf Hitler was made the chancellor of Germany by President Paul Von Hindenburg. -
Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France
Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement which forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland, including the key Czechoslovak military defense positions, to Nazi Germany. -
Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War or the Fourth Partition of Poland. -
Italy
Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21. -
Battle of Britain
The air war known as the Battle of Britain ends in defeat for Nazi Germany. -
Second Vienna Award
Germany and Italy arbitrate a decision on the division of the disputed province of Transylvania between Romania and Hungary. -
Tripartite Pact
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact. -
Pearl Harbor
On December 7, 1941, Japanese planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, killing more than 2,300 Americans. -
Axis
Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign. -
Allied troops liberate Rome.
Within six weeks, Anglo-American bombers could hit targets in eastern Germany for the first time -
Normandy
British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France, opening a “Second Front” against the Germans -
D-Day: Operation Overlord
In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, Americans received word that three years of concerted war efforts had finally culminated in D-day. -
final offensive
The Germans launch a final offensive in the west, known as the Battle of the Bulge, in an attempt to re-conquer Belgium and split the Allied forces along the German border. -
final offensive
The Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin. -
Hitler
Hitler commits suicide -
Germany
Germany surrenders to the Soviets. -
V-E Day
On Mar. 7, 1945, the Western Allies—whose chief commanders in the field were Omar N. Bradley and Bernard Law Montgomery—crossed the Rhine after having smashed through the strongly fortified Siegfried Line and overran West Germany. -
BOMB
U.S. drops a bomb on Nagasaki. -
Surrender of Japan
The surrender of the Empire of Japan on September 2, 1945, brought the hostilities of World War II to a close.
