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German Anschluss with Austria
Hitler went ahead with his plans to unify all German-speaking people. He annexed Austria then demanded the liberation of German people in the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Neville Chamberlain flew to Germany to attempt a settlement before war broke out. -
Treaty of Munich
Hitler, Chamberlain, Daladier of France and Mussolini of Italy met in Munich and agreed that Hitler should have the Sudetanland of Czechoslovakia. The Czechs were not represented at the meeting and realising that no country would come to their aid were forced to surrender the Sudetenland to Germany. Hitler assured those at the meeting that this was the extent of his ambitions for expansion. Chamberlain returned to England with a piece of paper signed by Hitler, proclaiming 'peace in our time.' -
Invasion of Poland by Germany
Hitler invaded Poland in September 1939. -
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The World War 2
The World War 2 starts from Sept. 1st 1939 to Aug. 14th 1945 -
Britian and France
After the invasion of Poland, Britian and France declare war on Germany -
U.S.
The U.S. remain neutral. -
Russia invades Poland
Russia invades Poland after Germany attacks Poland. -
Final Polish surrender
The last remaining Polish forces surrender. -
Russia invades Finland
Russia invades Finland after they attack Poland. -
German Enigma
The first German Enigma messages are decoded by British intelligence. -
Russia and Finland War
Russia-Finland war ends. It convinces Hitler that the Russian military is ineffective. -
Operation Weserübung
Denmark and Norway falls to Germany and occupies the countries. -
British forces land in Narvik, Norway
British forces land in Narvik, Norway, but leave sin 10 days -
Battle of France
After conquering Poland, Germany attacked France. France fell in June 1940, and soon the Nazis overran most of the rest of Europe and North Africa. Only Britain, led by Winston Churchill, was not defeated. -
Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain.
Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain.He led Great Britain through World war 2. -
Germany invades Holland, Belgium, and Luxemburg
Germany invades France, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg after Denmark, Poland, and Norway. -
British and French forces at Dunkirk resist German attack.
The British and the French Forces finally resist the Germans in Durkirk. -
Norway
Norway surrenders to Germany. -
Italy declares war
Italy declares war on the collapsing France and on Britain. -
German Troops and Paris
German troops march into Paris -
Russia invades again
Russia invades Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. -
France and Germany
The French, Marshall Petain, signed an armistice with Germany taking France, which had been devastated, out of the war and into German occupation -
France surrenders
France surrenders -
Russia annexes
Russia annexes the eastern regions of Romania. -
Germany invades the British Channel islands.
After the resistance of France and Britain, Germany invades the British Channel islands. -
Battle of Britain
British victory in Battle of Britain forces Hitler to postpone invasion plans. -
Hitler changes mind
Hitler changes the Luftwaffe's objective from destroying the Royal Air Force to bombing London. This allows the R.A.F to recover and win the battle of Britain. -
Axis Powers
Japan, Germany, and Itlay signed a mutual alliance creating the Axis Powers. -
Spain
Spain rejects Hitler's offer to join the war and remains neutral. -
British sinks Italian fleet
British carrier aircraft sink Italian fleet in Taranto's harbor. Yamamoto in Japan is impressed by their success. -
Hungary and Romania
Hungary and Romania, both military dictatorships, join The Axis. -
Planning of Operation Barbarossa
Hitler begins Operation Barbarossa - the invasion of Russia. -
Bulgaria
Bulgaria joins The Axis. The Axis-Russian border now stretch from the Baltic sea to the black sea. -
Japan and Russia
After military clashes, Japan and Russia sign non-aggression pact. -
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia surrenders. British forces evacuate Greek mainland to Crete -
Invasion of the Soviet Union
Hitler attacks with 4 million troops against the Soviet Union. -
Japanese Invasion
Japan invades French Indo-China (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia) -
Ukraine and Hitler
Hitler, eager to occupy the rich Ukraine first, orders to stop army group Center's advance to Moscow and to transfer its two tank armies to army groups "North" and "South". This is perhaps Hitler's greatest mistake. The German Generals argue in vain against it. -
Pacific War Begins
The Pacific War is a war in the Pacific islands which ended up to the fall of the Empire of Japan and the continuation of the Chinese Revolution and the freedom of many other Asian countries. -
Pearl Harbor Attack
Just before 8 on the morning of December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The barrage lasted just two hours, but it was devastating: The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and almost 200 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded; that was when the U.S. entered World War 2. -
U.S. and Britain
The U.S. and Great Britian declare war on Japan. -
Manila
Japanese forces occupy Manila. -
Indonesia
Japanese forces invades Indonesia -
Malaysia
Japanese forces occupy Malaysia -
Burma
Japanese forces invade Burma -
German U- Boats
German U-boats begin to sink ships along the US East coast. -
Solomon Islands
Japanese forces invades Solomn Islands -
Singapore falls to the Japanese
Singapore falls to the Japanese in February - around 25,000 prisoners taken. -
Bombing of Tokyo
Doolittle's raid - US bombers bomb Tokyo. -
Surrender of Phillipines
The last American troops in the Phillipines surrender -
Battle of Midway
The USA defeated the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway and stopped the Japanese invasion. Following this victory, the US navy was able to push the Japanese back. -
Japanese and Guadalcanal
Japanese forces land in Guadalcanal -
Fail on Dieppe
Allied landing in Dieppe fails. -
Stalingard
The German 6th army reach Stalingrad, the battle of Stalingrad begins. -
Stop of German Advance
The German advance in Stalingrad is stopped. -
The 2nd battle of El Alamein
The 2nd battle of El Alamein in North Africa begins. -
Russian Flanking Counter Attack
The Russian flanking counter attack around Stalingrad begins -
German Surrender in Stalingard
Feb 2 - The last German forces in Stalingrad surrender -
North Africa
The long North Africa campaign ends. The Allies control North Africa -
Sunken U-Boats of the Germans
41 German U-boats sunk in 3 weeks. Doenitz retreats all U-boats from the North atlantic -
The battle of Kursk
The battle of Kursk begins -
Mussolini
Mussolini is replaced and arrested -
German Enigma
The Germans know the Enigma was decoded, but believe the new types and procedures are safe again. -
Italy
The Allies invade Italy's mainland -
Italy surrenders.
Italy surrenders. The German forces in northern and central Italy occupy it -
Submarine Allied
Allied anti submarine bases established in the Azores, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean -
Atlantic wall
Rommel takes command of the "atlantic wall" in the French coast -
P-51 Fighters
P-51 fighters provide all-the-way long range escort to bombers over Germany -
Eisenhower
Eisenhower becomes supreme commander of western allies forces -
Ukraine
The Russians advance into the Ukraine -
Oil Industry of the Germans
May - Allied bombers begin to concentrate on the German fuel industry -
D Day
The United States and Allied troops invaded Normandy, France while Russia fought in the East. -
Phillipine
Battle of the Phillipine sea -
Warsaw
Warsaw revolts against the Germans -
Romania
Romania surrenders to the Russians. Its oil fields were Germany's only source of natural oil -
Operation Market Garden
Operation Market Garden in Holland -
Athens
Athens is liberated -
Suicide Pilots
Oct 20 - The Marines land in Leyte, in the Philippines. In response, the Japanese Navy begins to use Kamikaze suicide pilots. -
B-29 bombers
B-29 bombers begin to bomb Tokyo from bases in the Mariana islands -
Russians reach Germany
The Russians reach Germany itself at the Oder river -
Iwo Jima
The Marines land in Iwo Jima -
Cologne, Germany
The Allies occupy Cologne, Germany -
Okinawa
The Marines land in Okinawa. Japan orders all its forces to use Kamikaze suicide tactic -
Yamato
The super battleship Yamato is sunk on its way to a Kamikaze fight in Okinawa -
President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt dies. -
American and Russian
American and Russian forces meet -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders. The war in Europe ends -
Test of Atomic Bomb
The US tests the atomic bomb in New Mexico; it works -
Hiroshima
Hiroshima is destroyed by an atomic bomb -
Nagasaki
Nagasaki is destroyed by an atomic bomb -
WW2 Ends
Japan surrenders. World War 2 finally ends.
