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Radar was created
Tracking device made in the late 1930s -
Hitler demanded that the Polish Corridor be returned to Germany
The Allies cut out the Polish Corridor from German territory to give Poland access to the sea. -
Hitler Attacked Poland
Hitler wanted to conquer Poland so he held a surprise attack at the early hours of the morning. They began bombing Warsaw -
France and Great Britain declared war on Germany
Hitler attacking Poland made this declaration happen although Poland had fallen some time before that. -
Stalin sends Soviet troops to occupy the eastern half of Poland
Stalin wanted Poland protected before any further damage happened. -
Hitler began to go through the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg
This contributed to the strike at France. -
Stalin forced the Finns to accept his surrender terms
In March, the Finns attacked the Soviet positions. The Soviets won and Stalin forced the Finns to accepts his terms due to their loss. -
Germans trapped Allied forces around northern France (city of Lille)
The Allies were outnumbered by the Germans so they went to the beaches in Dunkirk. -
Luftwaffe began bombing Great Britain
Luftwaffe was Germany's air force. They targeted Britain's airfields and aircraft factories. -
Mussolini went to North Africa
Mussolini was Hitler's partner. He felt that he had to take action. -
Hitler began to attack USSR
In the summer, Hitler began to attack his ally. -
Hitler launched a surprise invasion of Denmark & Norway
Denmark fell during this time. Two months later, Norway fell too. -
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Great Britain set out to rescue the army
850 ships along the English Channel to Dunkirk.
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Germans had taken Paris
France was beginning to crumble. -
French leaders surrendered
Germany took control of northern France. -
Luftwaffe bombed cities
Especially London
Wanted to break British morale -
British struck back
They went to North Africa and took 130,000 Italian prisoners. -
Rommel's Afrika Korps attacked
Britain were surprised by this action and went to east Tobruk Libya -
Battle of Britain
Britain was very resistant against Hitler's attacks which made him call them off. -
The Normandy Landings
The allies had an invasion in Normandy. -
Japanese bombers attack the U.S.
Bombed Pearl Harbor. -
France was liberated
Charles de Gaulle was a French General. He went on to organize the Free French military forces until the liberation. -
Victory in Europe
Nazi Germany surrenders to the Allies. -
Japan Surrenders
Brought World War II to a close.
