World War II

  • Germany and Poland

    Germany and Poland
    September 1939. Germany invades Poland. France and Britain declare war on the Germans.
  • Tripartite Pact

    Tripartite Pact
    Japan signs the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy
  • June 1941

    June 1941
    Germany invades the soviet union
  • France Falls to Germany

    France falls to Germany, Germany begins battle with Britain
  • December 1941

    December 1941
    Japan attacks pearl Harbor
  • June 1942

    June 1942
    Japan defeated at battle of midway
  • November 1942

    November 1942
    The allies push Rommel back in North Africa
  • January 1943

    January  1943
    Germans surrender at Stalingrad.
  • February 1943

    February 1943
    Japan defeated at Guadalcanal
  • June 1944

    June 1944
    D-Day invasion of Normandy
  • October 1944

    October 1944
    Japan defeated at battle of leyte gulf
  • January 1945

    January 1945
    Soviets enter Warsaw
  • May 1945

    May 1945
    British and american forces cross Rhine
  • May 1945

    May 1945
    Germany surrenders
  • August- September 1945

    August- September 1945
    U.S drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Japan surrenders