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Germany invades Denmark and Norway
After seven monthes of a "Phony War", Germany rose up once again with a renewed Blitzkreig by his side. The quiet seven months gave Hitler time to rebuild his army and prepare to take Europe. Hitler becane to set his eyes on Denmark and Norway. With waves of Panzer Tanks, huge Bomber Planes and Paratroopers, Denmark was conquered in a matter of hours and Norway taken within two months. The Blitzkreig would later begin their invasions into The Neatherlands, Belgium and finally into France. -
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Evacuation of Dunkirk
Allied Forces were overwhelmed by the German Blitzkreig and became surrounded in the town of Dunkirk in France. The Allies were trapped at the coast and thier only option was to drop everything and evacuate via the sea. The British Navy rounded up every single boat capable of sailing and began to evacuate the helpless allied troops. By June 4, the evacuation was complete with 340 000 soldiers rescued. -
France Surrenders
With the allied troops gone, the French army would have to stand alone against the Blitzkreig. Realizing the they were no match for the oncoming enemy, France surrenders to Germany -
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The Battle of Britain
The next step of Hitler's plan was "Operation Sea Lion" which was the Invation of Britain. Before they could put the plan into action, Hitler wanted to cripple the Royal Air Force. Briatin became bombarded with waves of bombing raids. The German Luftwaffe targeted harbours, air fields and civilians all over the UK. This became to be known as "The Blitz". After monthes of bombing raids, the Luftwaffe was failed to cripple the RAF and Hitler gave up his plans on Britain. More than 23 000 died. -
Operation Barbarossa
With Germany's failure in the Blitz, Hitler turned his attention to the east. By June 22, 1941, Operation Barbarossa was launched and Hitler invades the USSR. The German army were able to surprise the Soviet Troops and pushed them all the way to Stalingrad. The Germans' momentum stopped once Russia's harsh winter came and the tides suddenly turned. By early 1944, an angry Soviet Army started taking back the land it lost and push towards Berlin. -
Japan Attacks
In the Pacific, Japan was prepared to expand it's territory and invade the surrounding colonies in the south-east. By December 7, 1941; Pearl Harbour, the Philippines, Hong Kong other parts of south-east Asia were bombed and attack by the Japanese -
Invasion of Italy
The Allies felt that he best way to retake Europe was to enter the "Soft-Underbelly" which was Italy. On July 10 1943, the Allied forces attacked the so-called "soft underbelly" of Europe which turned out to be not as soft as they thought. Thousands of lives were lost but the Allies were able to take Rome on June 4 1944 and the rest followed by the spring of 1945. -
D-Day
With the Success in Rome, the Allies followed up the largest in invasion of the war, "Operation Overload" (also known as "D-Day"). Large numbers of American, Canadian and British stormed the beachs of Normandy, the Canadians being the most successful. As the allies touch ground in France, D-Day became the begining of the end of the war. -
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Liberation of The Neatherlands
As the other Allied forces attacked Germany, Canada was tasked with liberating the Neatherlands. The Canadians move from town to town and eventually the Germans surrendered by May 4. By the end, over 6300 canadians died liberating the Neatherlands. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany was surrounded with the allies on one side and the Soviet Union on the other. The oncoming enemies were too much for Hitler and he commits suicide. Shortly after, Germany surrenders.
