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1939Sep.1 Germany invades Poland, that is the beginning of World
war 2
Sep.3 Britain and France have declared war on Germany
Sep.8 the U.S. still remains neutral
Sep.17 Poland is invaded by Russia
Sep.27 Warsaw surrenders
Oct.6 all polish troops (the remaining ones) surrender
Nov.30 yet another country (Finland) is invaded by Russia
1940Jan.17 German Enigma messages are decoded British
intelligence
Mar.12 Hitler is convinced that the Russian military is not effective
Apr.8 Denmark and Norway are invaded by none other than Germany
Apr.14 Narvik, Norway is invaded by British forces
May 10 France, Holland, Belgium, and Luxemburg are invaded by Germany
May 20 German forces reach the British channel
1941Feb.12 Hitler sends Rommel to help Italy in North Africa
Mar.1 Bulgaria joins The Axis
Mar.3 Rommel attacks the British
Mar.5 British troops help support Greece
Apr.6 Yugoslavia and Greece are invaded by Germany
Apr.13 Japan and Russia sign non-aggression pact
Apr.17 yet another country (Yugoslavia) surrenders to Adolf Hitler’s troops
Apr.27 German troops occupy Athens
Dec.7 the U.S joins the war
1942Jan.2 Japanese forces occupy Manila
Jan.10 Japanese forces invades Indonesia
Jan.11 Japanese forces occupy Malaysia
Jan.12 Japanese forces invade Burma
Jan.13 German U-boats start to sink ships on the U.S. coast
1943Feb.2 the last German forces in Stalingrad surrender
May 13 the Allies control North Africa
Jul.5 the battle of Kursk begins
Nov.19 the Marines land in Tarawa
1944Jan.22 Allies land in Anzio, Italy
Mar. the Russians advance into the Ukraine
Apr.10 the Russians liberate Odessa
Aug.25 Paris is liberated
Dec.16 the German attack in the Ardennes begin
1945Jan.9 the Marines land in Luzon
Jan.28 the Ardennes campaign ends
Mar.4 Manila is liberated
Aug.6 Hiroshima is destroyed by an atomic bomb
Aug.14 Japan surrenders. World War 2 finally ends