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Nazi and Italy sign a treating
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Nazi and imnperial japan
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jpan invades china
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Gremany incoprates AUSTRIA in the Anschluss
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Germany italy great britain and france
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German pressure Slvaks
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France and Britain guarantee
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Italy invades and annexes Albania
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Germany and Soviet Union sing a agreement
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Gremany invade Poland
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Britain and france declare war on Germany
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S.U inved Poland
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Warsaw surrenders on September 27
Warsaw surrenders on September 27. The Polish government flees into exile via Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them. -
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The Soviet Union invades Finland, initiating the so-called Winter War
The Soviet Union invades Finland, initiating the so-called Winter War. The Finns sue for an armistice and have to cede the northern shores of Lake Lagoda and the small Finnish coastline on the Arctic Sea to the Soviet Union. -
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Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9. -
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Germany attacks western Europe—France and the neutral Low Countries
Germany attacks western Europe—France and the neutral Low Countries. Luxembourg is occupied on May 10; the Netherlands surrenders on May 14; and Belgium surrenders on May 28. On June 22, France signs an armistice agreement by which the Germans occupy the northern half of the country and the entire Atlantic coastline. In southern France, a collaborationist regime with its capital in Vichy is established. -
Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21.
Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV0TtnwbkpQ -
June 14, 1940–August 6, 1940
The Soviet Union occupies the Baltic States on June 14–18, engineering Communist coup d’états in each of them on July 14–15, and then annexing them as Soviet Republics on August 3–6. -
The Soviet Union forces Romania to cede the eastern province of Bessarabia and the northern half of Bukovina to the Soviet Ukraine.
The Soviet Union forces Romania to cede the eastern province of Bessarabia and the northern half of Bukovina to the Soviet Ukraine. -
July 10, 1940–October 31, 1940
The air war known as the Battle of Britain ends in defeat for Nazi Germany. -
August 30, 1940
Second Vienna Award: Germany and Italy arbitrate a decision on the division of the disputed province of Transylvania between Romania and Hungary. The loss of northern Transylvania forces Romanian King Carol to abdicate in favor of his son, Michael, and brings to power a dictatorship under General Ion Antonescu -
The Italians invade British-controlled Egypt from Italian-controlled Libya.
The Italians invade British-controlled Egypt from Italian-controlled Libya. -
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact. -
Italy invades Greece from Albania on October 28
Italy invades Greece from Albania on October 28 -
Slovakia (November 23), Hungary (November 20), and Romania (November 22) join the Axis.
Slovakia (November 23), Hungary (November 20), and Romania (November 22) join the Axis. -
The Germans send the Afrika Korps to North Africa to reinforce the faltering Italians.
The Germans send the Afrika Korps to North Africa to reinforce the faltering Italians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV0TtnwbkpQ -
Bulgaria joins the Axis
Bulgaria joins the Axis -
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Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria invade and dismember Yugoslavia.
Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria invade and dismember Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia surrenders on April 17. Germany and Bulgaria invade Greece in support of the Italians. Resistance in Greece ceases in early June 1941. -
The leaders of the terrorist Ustasa movement proclaim the so-called Independent State of Croatia.
The leaders of the terrorist Ustasa movement proclaim the so-called Independent State of Croatia. Recognized immediately by Germany and Italy, the new state includes the province of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Croatia joins the Axis powers formally on June 15, 1941. -
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Nazi Germany and its Axis partners (except Bulgaria) invade the Soviet Union.
Nazi Germany and its Axis partners (except Bulgaria) invade the Soviet Union. Finland, seeking redress for the territorial losses in the armistice concluding the Winter War, joins the Axis just before the invasion. The Germans quickly overrun the Baltic States and, joined by the Finns, lay siege to Leningrad (St. Petersburg) by September. In the center, the Germans capture Smolensk in early August and drive on Moscow by October. In the south, German and Romanian troops capture Kiev (Kyiv) in Sep -
A Soviet counteroffensive drives the Germans from the Moscow suburbs in chaotic retreat.
A Soviet counteroffensive drives the Germans from the Moscow suburbs in chaotic retreat. -
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
Japan bombs Pearl Harbor -
The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II. Japanese troops land in the Philippines
The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II. Japanese troops land in the Philippines, French Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia), and British Singapore. By April 1942, the Philippines, Indochina, and Singapore are under Japanese occupation. -
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The British bomb Köln (Cologne), bringing the war home to Germany for the first time.
The British bomb Köln (Cologne), bringing the war home to Germany for the first time. Over the next three years Anglo-American bombing reduces urban Germany to rubble. -
British and US navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.
British and US navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway. -
British troops defeat the Germans and Italians at El Alamein in Egypt, sending the Axis forces in chaotic retreat across Libya to the eastern border of Tunisia.
British troops defeat the Germans and Italians at El Alamein in Egypt, sending the Axis forces in chaotic retreat across Libya to the eastern border of Tunisia. -
US and British troops land at several points on the beaches of Algeria and Morocco in French North Africa.
US and British troops land at several points on the beaches of Algeria and Morocco in French North Africa. The failure of the Vichy French troops to defend against the invasion enables the Allies to move swiftly to the western border of Tunisia, and triggers the German occupation of southern France on November 11. -
Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign.
Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African campaign. -
The Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union. The Soviets blunt the attack within a week and begin an offensive initiative of their own.
The Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union. The Soviets blunt the attack within a week and begin an offensive initiative of their own. -
US and British troops land on Sicily. By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily.
US and British troops land on Sicily. By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily. -
The Fascist Grand Council deposes Benito Mussolini, enabling Italian marshall Pietro Badoglio to form a new government.
The Fascist Grand Council deposes Benito Mussolini, enabling Italian marshall Pietro Badoglio to form a new government. -
The Badoglio government surrenders unconditionally to the Allies
The Badoglio government surrenders unconditionally to the Allies. The Germans immediately seize control of Rome and northern Italy, establishing a puppet Fascist regime under Mussolini, who is freed from imprisonment by German commandos on September 12. -
Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples.
Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples. -
Soviet troops liberate Kiev
Soviet troops liberate Kiev -
Allied troops land successfully near Anzio, just south of Rome
Allied troops land successfully near Anzio, just south of Rome -
Fearing Hungary’s intention to desert the Axis partnership
Fearing Hungary’s intention to desert the Axis partnership, the Germans occupy Hungary and compel the regent, Admiral Miklos Horthy, to appoint a pro-German minister president. -
Allied troops liberate Rome. Within six weeks, Anglo-American bombers could hit targets in eastern Germany for the first time
Allied troops liberate Rome. Within six weeks, Anglo-American bombers could hit targets in eastern Germany for the first time -
British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France, opening a “Second Front” against the Germans.
British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France, opening a “Second Front” against the Germans. -
he Soviets launch a massive offensive in eastern Byelorussia (Belarus),
The Soviets launch a massive offensive in eastern Byelorussia (Belarus), destroying the German Army Group Center and driving westward to the Vistula River across from Warsaw in central Poland by August 1. -
Anglo-American forces break out of the Normandy beachhead and race eastward towards Paris.
Anglo-American forces break out of the Normandy beachhead and race eastward towards Paris.