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193812th March

Germany’s expansion begins as German troops

march into Austria.

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193923rd August

Germany and the Soviet Union sign a pact promising not to

invade each other. They secretly agree to divide Poland between them once it has been invaded.

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1939September

Germany invades Poland.

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19393rd September

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declares war

on Germany.

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193917th September

The Soviet Union invades Poland.

19393rd September

Canada, Australia, France and South Africa also declare war on

Germany.

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194010th May

Germany attacks western Europe.

194010th May

Winston Churchill becomes the new Prime Minister.

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194014th May

Holland surrenders to Germany.

194012th May

Germany enters France.

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194027th May

340,000 French and British troops are evacuated from

Dunkirk.

194014th May

The Home Guard is formed.

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19409th June

Norway surrenders to Germany.

194028th May

Belgium surrenders to Germany.

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194022nd June

France surrenders to Germany.

194010th June

Italy declares war on Britain and France.

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19407th September

The London Blitz begins.

194010th July

The Battle of Britain begins.

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194020th September

Germany, Italy and Japan join forces and sign the Tripartite

Pact.

194013th September

Italy invades British controlled Egypt.

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1940November

Slovakia, Hungary and Romania join with Germany.

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19417th December

The Japanese attack Pearl Harbour in Hawaii.

1941March

Bulgaria joins with Germany.

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194111th December

Germany and Italy declare war on the United States.

19418th December

The United States declares war on Japan.

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19428th November

British and US troops take back North Africa.

19425th May

The Battle of the Coral Sea between the USA and Japan.

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194316th May

The Dam Buster raid.

194320th April

Jews massacred by the Germans at the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland.

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194416th December

The Battle of the Bulge.

19446th June

British and US troops land in Normandy.

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194530th April

Hitler dies.

194512th January

The Soviets displaced the German Army from Warsaw, Krakow and

Budapest.

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19458th May

Britain celebrates VE Day.

19457th May

Germany surrenders to the West.

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19452nd September

Japan formally surrenders. World War II is over.

19456th August

The first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima by the US.