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World War 2 Timeline
With our World War 2 Timeline, you can see the main historical events all broken down into bitesize chunks.
1914 - 1918
First World War fought in Europe
1919
Treaty of Versailles made with Germany meaning they could not have a large army or air force.
1933
Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany
1936
Germany retakes Rhineland; Rome-Berlin Axis formed. Germany signs pact with Japan
1939
Czechoslovakia taken by Germany. Hitler invades Poland. Britain, France, Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada declare war on Germany.
1940
Germany attacks Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. Troops evacuated from Dunkirk. German Troops enter Paris. Battle of Britain Start of "The Blitz".
1941
Barbarossa - German invasion of Russia; Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour brings USA into the war causing the USA to declare war on Japan.
1942
Battle for Stalingrad halts German advance in Russia.
1943
Battle of Kursk ends German advance in the East. "Dam-Busters” raid by R.A.F.
1944
D Day - Allied invasion of Normandy "Battle of the Bulge" begins (ends 1945)
1945
Fall of Berlin and Hitler commits suicide. Germans sign unconditional surrender. Nazis have murdered 11 million people in extermination camps, this includes 6 million Jews. Victory in Europe Day. Atomic bombs dropped on Japan.
Aug 14th 1945
World War 2 ends.
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