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Invasion of Poland
It was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union; it marked the beginning of World War II. -
Britain and France declare war on Germany.
In fulfilment of their commitment to guarantee the integrity of Poland's borders, Britain and France declare war on Germany on 3 September 1939. -
The Nazi German invasion of the Netherlands
The Nazi German army invades the Netherlands. This is the beginning of five days of battle that end with the occupation of the Netherlands. -
Founding of the Free France movement
The name given to the French government-in-exile founded by Charles de Gaulle in 1940, which had its capital in exile in London. -
Battle of Moscow
The German offensive is stopped a few kilometres from Moscow by Soviet troops, who force the enemy to retreat. -
Japan attacks the US fleet at Pearl Harbor.
It was a surprise military offensive by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the US naval base at Pearl Harbor on the morning of Sunday 7 December 1941. -
Wannsee Conference
Nazi decision to exterminate Jews in Europe. -
The Battle of Stalingrad
It was a major confrontation between the Red Army of the Soviet Union and the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany and its Axis allies for control of the Soviet city of Stalingrad. -
Bombing of Hamburg
Operation Gomorrah is the code name for a series of bombing raids on the German city of Hamburg by the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces. -
The Italian Campaign
The Italian Campaign begins, to drive the Germans out of the country. -
Battle of Normandy
It culminated in the liberation of the Western European territories occupied by Nazi Germany. -
Attack on Adolf Hitler.
It was a failed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler, orchestrated by civilian and military conspirators who wanted to overthrow the Nazi regime and negotiate the end of World War II with the Allied powers. -
Suicide of Adolf Hitler
Hitler committed suicide by shooting himself and his wife Eva Braun in the head, who resorted to cyanide poisoning. -
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
These were two nuclear attacks ordered by Harry S. Truman, President of the United States, against the Empire of Japan.