Sept 1, 1939

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WWII - The War in Europe
Sept 1, 1939
Germany invades Poland
April 9, 1940
Germany invades Denmark Norway
Germany invades Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands,
and France
May 10, 1940
June 22, 1940
France surrenders to Germany
July 10, 1940
Battle of Britain begins
Sept 7, 1940
Blitz of London begins
Feb, 1941
Germany invades N Africa
June 22, 1941
Germany invades Soviet Union
August 1941
Churchill and Roosevelt sign Atlantic Charter
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. America Enters The
War.
Dec 7, 1941
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WWII - The War in Europe
Dec. 11, 1941
Germany declares war on U.S.
Sept 13, 1942
Battle of Stalingrad begins
Nov 8, 1942
U.S. Troops invade N. Africa
Jan 10, 1943
Soviets begin counter-offensive in Stalingrad
May 13, 1943
Germany surrenders in N. Africa
July 9, 1943
Allies land in Sicily (Italy)
June 6, 1944
Allied Invasion of Normandy (D-Day)
Aug 25, 1944
Paris is liberated by Allies
Dec 16-27,1944
Battle of the Bulge
April 30, 1945
Hitler commits suicide
May 7, 1945
Germany Surrenders - VE Day
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WWII - The War in the Pacific
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Philippines, Guam.
and Wake Island.
Dec. 7, 1941
Dec. 8, 1941
U.S. Declares War on Japan/Enters WWII
April 9, 1942
Japan captures Philippines from U.S.
April 18, 1942
Doolittles Raiders bomb Tokyo
May 7-8 1942
Battle of Coral Sea stops Japan advance on
Australia
Battle of Midway. Major US victory. Turning Point
of Pacific War
June 4-5, 1942
U.S. Marines invade Guadalcanal. Begin Island
Hopping
Aug 7-8, 1942
Oct 23-26, 1944
Battle of Leyte Gulf. First Kamikaze attacks
Feb 19, 1945
U.S. Marines attack Iwo Jima
U.S. Marines attack Okinawa
April 1, 1945
Aug 6 9, 1945
U.S. Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
B
Sept 2, 1945
Japan formally surrenders. VJ Day
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WWII - The War in Europe
Dec. 11, 1941
Sept 1, 1939
April 9, 1940
Sept 13, 1942
Nov 8, 1942
May 10, 1940
Jan 10, 1943
June 22, 1940
May 13, 1943
July 10, 1940
July 9, 1943
Sept 7, 1940
June 6, 1944
Feb, 1940
Aug 25, 1944
June 22, 1940
Dec 16-27,1944
August 1940
April 30, 1945
May 7, 1945
Dec 7, 1941
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WWII - The War in the Pacific
Dec. 7, 1941
Dec. 8, 1941
April 9, 1942
April 18, 1942
May 7-8 1942
June 4-5, 1942
Aug 7-8, 1942
Oct 23-26, 1944
Feb 19, 1945
April 1, 1945
Aug 6 9, 1945
Sept 2, 1945