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Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement
Joachim von Ribbentrop and Stalin sign a nonaggression agreement. Twas a non-aggression pact signed between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union in Moscow. -
Germany Invades Poland
The september campain was a joint invasion of Poland by Germany and The Soviet Union. It marked the beginning of World War II in Europe Causing Britain, France to decalre war on Germany. The campaign ended on 6 October with Germany and the Soviet Union dividing Poland between them. -
*CANADA* Battle of the Atlantic begins
Battle of the Atlantic begins with the sinking of the Montréal-bound passenger ship SS Athenia by a German submarine west of Ireland. It is the longest running military campain starting from Sep 3, 1939 to the end of WWII. As an island nation, Britain was dependant on the importation of goods. -
*CANADA* Canada declares war a week later
After Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, the United Kingdom and France declared war on September 3. Canada wanted to decalare war too. So the House of Commons approved a declaration of war on September 9.
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Warsaw surrenders
Warsaw surrenders on September 27. It began with huge aerial bombs cast by the Luftwaffe. Then land fighting by German armored units. The Polish government flees into exile via Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them. -
*CANADA* British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Is Established
Canada was chosen as the main location for BCATP because of good weather conditions and wide open spaces suitable for air training. The government agreed to pay for most of the costs of the program. it cost Canada $1.6 billion. PM King thought it was a great way to keep Canadians at home and he also thought it would reduce demands for conscription. -
Germany invades Denmark and Norway
France, and Britain were going to invade Denmark and Norway but in order to prevent that from happening Germany invaded Denmark and Norway first. Denmark surrended on the day of the attack and Norway held out until June 9. -
Soviet Union occupies the Baltic States
The Soviet Union occupied the three Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Later On 22 June 1941 Nazi Germany attacked the USSR and within a few weeks occupied the Baltic states, -
*CRITICAL* The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain was a Second World War air campaign where Luftwaffe versed the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. The Battle of Britain was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air force. Its started because Nazi's wanted air superiority of Britain. October 31, 1940 The air war known as the Battle of Britain ends in defeat for Nazi Germany.
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*CANADA* RCAF Battles German Bombers
No. 1 Fighter Squadron, RCAF, became the first RCAF unit to battle enemy German planes. A formation of German bombers flew over southern England. They were met by RCAF planes who shot down three of them and damaged four others with one pilot dead and one plane gone. -
Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria invade Yugoslavia
a German-led attack on the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. Germany, Italy, Hungary and Bulgaria all attacked Yugoslavia from differnt fronts until noon on 18 April Yugoslavia finally surrendered. -
Axis Army invades the Soviet Union
Over the entire course of the invasion, about four million soldiers of the Axis powers invaded Soviet Russia. It was the largest invasion in the history of warfare. In addition to troops there were 600,000 motor vehicles and 600–700,000 horses. The operation was influenced by Adolf Hitler's desire to control the Soviet Union. On December 6, 1941 the Soviets drove the Axis army from the Moscow suburbs. -
*CANADA* 2 canadian battalions sent to hong kong to help defend against japanese
The attack was in violation of international law as Japan had not declared war against the British Empire. In Autumn 1941, the British government accepted an offer by the Canadian Government to send two infantry battalions and a brigade headquarters. The C-force arrived on 16 November many of the Canadian soldiers did not have a lot of field experience before arriving in Hong Kong.
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*CANADA* War Measures Act
Canadian federal government uses the War Measures Act to order the removal of all Japanese Canadians residing within 100 miles of the Pacific coast, for reasons of "national security". Then shipped to detention camps. -
*CRITICAL* Japan Bombs pearl Harbour
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military attack by the Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii. The attack led to the United States' entry into World War II. -
U.S.A declares war on Japan
The U.S declares war on Japan, entering World War II. This was caused by a surprise attack on Pearl Harbour by the Japanaese.
Picture: President Roosevelt, wearing a black armband, signs the Declaration of War against Japan on December 8, 1941 -
*CANADA* Canada signs the United Nations Declaration
The Declaration was a World War II document signed by Canada and 25 other countries during the Arcadia Conference. The "Declaration by United Nations" was writen by President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Roosevelt's aide Harry Hopkins, while meeting at the White House. -
*CRITICAL* *CANADA* Dieppe Raid
Canadian and British troops raided the French port of Dieppe to test German defenses. The raid lasted only 9 hours, but of the nearly 5000 Canadian soldiers involved, more than 900 were killed and 1874 taken prisoner.
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*CANADA* canadians fight in ortona
The battle of Ortona was a small, but brutal battle between a German and Canadian forces from the Canadian 1st Infantry Division. It took took place in the small ocean town of Ortona. -
*CRITICAL* Normandy landings
The Normandy Landings also knowen as Operation Overlord sent the 3rd Canadian Division and 2nd and 3rd Armoured Brigades to land on the beaches of the Normandy Coast where 24,000 British, US, and Canadian airborne troops landed shortly after midnight. It was the largest seaborne invasion in history, the operation began with the invasion of German-occupied western Europe and it led to the liberation of France from Nazi control. -
Hitler commits suicide.
Hitler commits suicide by gunshot. His wife Eva committed suicide with him by taking cyanide. Before his death Germany's military situation was on the verge of total collapse. -
*CANADA* Liberation of Holland
The nation was liberated by the First Canadian Army. The Canadian General Charles Foulkes and the German Commander-in-Chief Johannes Blaskowitz disscused an agreement regaurding the surrender of German Soliders in the Netherlands. A day later, the surrender document was signed. -
Germany Surrenders
Germany surrenders to the western Allies and later on May 9, 1945
Germany surrenders to the Soviets. The surendering text was signed in Karlshorst, Berlin on 8 May 1945 by representatives of the Axis.
Picture: The first instrument of surrender signed at Reims on 7 May 1945. -
U.S Drops bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
U.S drops the bomb "little Boy" on Hiroshima Japan. Then three days later on August 9, 1945 The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The two bombings, which killed at least 129,000 people, are the only use of nuclear weapons for warfare in history. -
Japan Surrenders
The surrender of Japan was announced by Imperial Japan on August 15 and formally signed on September 2. This was the end of World War II.
Picture: Japanese foreign affairs minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on board USS Missouri as General Richard K. Sutherland watches
