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Hitler attacks Poland
Hitler crosses the Polish border and uses a combination of artillery and aircraft to destroy the capital. -
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Pre WW2 to the End
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Stalin moves into Poland
Russia, under the command of Stalin, move into Eastern Poland and annex the countries Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. -
Hitler launches surprise attack on Denmark and Norway
After stalling the British and French on the Maginot Line, Hitler attacks Denmark and Norway. -
France falls to Germany
After German forces had taken over Paris on June 14, French leaders admitted defeat and surrendered. -
Britain is bombed
German air force bombed cities and targeted British military bases. The British responded by using their own air force and the two forces fought back and forth. -
Germany invades Soviet Union
After finding unsuccessful results in Britain, Hitler turned his attention to Russia and the Balkans. The invasion started with aircrafts and tanks crossing the border and attacking the unprepared Soviet troops. -
Germany begins to attack Leningrad
Germany began to lay siege to Leningrad. Hitler tried to starve out the city by cutting it off from the Soviet Union but the city refused to surrender. -
Germany tries to defeat Moscow
Hitler believed that victory would come from defeating the Soviet Union's capital, Russia. He sent his troops to the outskirts where the two forces were locked in fierce battle for two years until German forces retreated. -
Pearl Harbor
Japan believed that Pearl Harbor, an American military base, was too much of a threat. The Japanese launched an assault and destroyed the base and much of the naval fleet. -
United States enters World War 2
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt went to Congress and created a declaration of war on Japan and its allies. -
Japanese Americans are put into relocation camps
Many Americans believed that the Japanese Americans were enemies after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The government then called for the internment of Japanese Americans to prevent them from helping Japan. -
Battle of Midway
Japan aimed to control Midway but American forces were aware of the upcoming attack as they had decrypted a message. Under the command of Admiral Chester Nimitz, American forces allowed the Japanese to attack the island. Once Japanese planes had been sent, American forces came over the horizon and destroyed them and their ships. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
After winning the Battle of Midway, American forces went on the offensive and pushed into the island known as Guadalcanal. -
The Battle of El Alamein
Allied forces started to make their first offensive moves in the Mediterranean. British forces launched a surprise attack on the Egyptian village of El Alamein where Commander Rommel and his forces were staying. The British eventually forced them to retreat. -
Germany suffers defeats in Russia
After trying multiple bombings and spending days dug in, German forces admitted defeat and surrendered to Soviet forces in Stalingrad. Around 90,000 soldiers remained of a once 330,000 German army. -
Invasion of Italy
While the Battle of Stalingrad was ongoing, American and British forces attacked Italy. Allied forces landed on Sicily and took it from Italy. Soon after, Mussolini's power crumbled with King Victor Emmanuel III arresting him. Italy was then split into a Northern Italy and Southern Italy. -
D-Day
After building a massive invasion force, Allied powers landed on the beach in Normandy. Through terrible fighting the Allied forces pushed the Germans back and were able to set up and liberate France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. -
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge was the last attempt Germany made to defeat the Allies. German forces caught Allied troops by surprise in the Ardennes, but were eventually defeated and forced to retreat. -
Victory in Europe Day
Allied forces were able to surround the capital of Germany, Berlin. After multiple artillery fire and Hitler's suicide, Germany finally admitted defeat and ended World War 2. Allied forces celebrated with Victory in Europe Day. -
Victory in Japan Day
After many months of hard fighting between the Americans and Japanese, the Americans finally decided to use the atomic bomb. After using two atomic bombs on the cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese finally surrendered.
