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Poland's invasion
The invasion of Poland was a military action by Nazi Germany to annex the Polish territory. The objective was to regain lost territory and ultimately rule their neighbor to the east. -
Battle of England
The Battle of England was the first major battle fought in the air.
They were air battles fought in British skies over the English Channel, when Germany sought to destroy RAF (Royal British Air Force) to have all the air superiority necessary for an invasion of Great Britain, -
Barbarossa Operation
The Barbarossa Operation was a name given by Adolf Hitler to the plan of invasion of the Soviet Union by the Axis Forces. The Eastern Front of World War II was a scene of conflict between Axis powers against (USSR), Poland and other allied countries, from June 22, 1941 to May 9, 1945. Therefore this date gave it start to this conflict scenario (Eastern Front) -
Pearl Harbor
The attack was a military offensive carried out by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The day after Japanese forces attacked the US military base in Pearl Harbor, Franklin Rooselvelt (president of the USA from 1933 to 1945). Started a Declaration of War with Japan. -
Japanese takes Philippines
The invasion of the Philippines began on Dec, 8, 1941, ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The 76,000 American and Filipino defenders surrendered in Bataan on April 9, 1942 and forced them to endure the Bataan Death March.This event was the trigger for World War II. It was a strategic plan designed by the OKW . The invasion had three axes of advance. The main attack was that from the German territory on the Polish border, executed by the army group South. -
Mexico declares war on axis powers
During World War II, Mexico declared war on the Axis powers to defend the national domain from the two aggressions committed by the Germans. -
Brasil declares the war to Germany
Brazil declared war on Germany thanks to the fact that several Nazi submarines attacked the Brazilian Merchant Navy, causing them to sink 18 ships, which transported raw materials. -
Battle of Stalingrad
It was a clash between German forces and Soviet armies over the city of Stalingrad during World War II. This battle is considered the bloodiest in the history of mankind. -
Tunisian Campaign
They were battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of World War II, between the Axis forces and the Allies. The allies outnumbered those of the axis, in terms of military, troops and supplies, therefore, the axis was defeated to its complete defeat, and more than 230,000 Italian and German troops were made prisoners of war. -
Colombia declares war to Germany
The sinking in the Caribbean Sea of the Colombian schooners thanks to the Nazi submarines caused Colombia to declare the "state of belligerence", that is, that they were willing to have a war against Germany on November 27, 1943. -
Operation Overlord
This is known as "D-Day", the allies began the landing of 73,000 American, 83,000 Canadian and British soldiers, on the beaches of Normandy. The Allied Commanding General, Dwight D, order the largest invasion force in history, they sailed across the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy. After many years of continuous war, almost all of Western Europe was occupied by German troops. The aim of the Western Allies was to be able to end the Nazi regime of Adolf Hitler. -
Chile declares war on Japan
The President of the Republic recognizes and declares a state of war with the Imperial Government of Japan.
Juan Antonio Ríos Morales, a former Chilean politician, faced international pressure in the middle of World War II, as Japan represented a risk for Chile as it had advanced through South Asia through the Pacific. -
Victory Day in Europe
After Hitler's suicide, the German surrender was signed by Alfred Jodl (Colonel General). The allies of World War II accepted that Nazi Germany surrendered. This act was signed at the Dwight D Headquarters on May 7, and on May 8 the German marshal signed the surrender of the Wehrmacht (German armed forces). -
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasak
The Second World War had ended, Japan had not yet surrendered, so the United States decided to attack with nuclear bombs to see if Japan would surrender, these were ordered by Harry S, former president of the United States. The attacks were carried out on August 6 and 9, 1945, thus causing Japan to surrender and end World War II.
