Time line
World War Two was a very large war and can be hard to explain or understand. That's why you have been provided with a time line. Hopefully it should make the war easy to read and understand.
7th July 1937
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Japan invades china. |
1938 - Sept 1939
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Germany takes over Austria, Czechoslovakia and Poland. |
3rd Sept 1939
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Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany. |
6th - 10th Sept 1939
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Africa, then Canada declare war on Germany. |
17th Sept - 30th Nov
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The soviet union invades Poland and Finland |
9th April 1940 - 9th June
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Germany invades Norway and Denmark, Denmark surrenders. Winston Churchill becomes new prime minister of Britain. Germany invades Luxembourg Holland and Belgium, Luxembourg surrenders. German army enters France, two days later Holland surrenders. On the same day the British home guard is formed. British and french armies are evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk.. Belgium surrenders. Norway surrenders.
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10th June
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Italy declares war on Britain and France. |
14th June - Nov 22 1940
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German army enters and takes over Paris. German troops take over the channel Islands. Italy invades southern France. Frances surrenders to Germany. On 10th July the battle of Britain begins. Italy invades Egypt. Japan, Italy and Germany sign the Axis pact. Italy invades Greece. Slovakia, Hungary and Romania join the Axis.
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March 1941
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Bulgaria joins the Axis. |
6th April 1941
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Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece. |
22nd June 1941
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Germany invades Russia. |
7th Dec 1941
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The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor. |
8th Dec 1941
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The United States declares war on Japan. |
11th Dec 1941
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Germany and Italy decide to help out their buddies in Japan and declare war on the USA. In turn the Americans declare war on Germany and Italy. |
25th Dec 1941
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Hong Kong gives up and surrenders to Japan. |
2nd Jan 1942
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Japan invades Manila. |
15th Feb 1942
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Japan captures Singapore. |
19th Feb 1942
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The Japanese surprise attack Broome and Darwin sinking 12 ships. |
5th May 1942
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A naval battle between the US and Japanese. It is fought over the coral sea. |
July 1942
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Australian soldiers fight the Japanese at the Kokoda trail. |
8th Nov 1942
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The allies take back North Africa. |
16th May 1943
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28 Sept 1943
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Italy surrenders to the allies. |
10th Oct 1943
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Italy declares war on Germany, the tides are turning. |
4th June 1944
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The Allies free Rome. |
6th June 1944 |
15th August 1944
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The allies land in southern France. |
20th August 1944
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The Allied troops reach Paris |
11th Sept 1944
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US soldiers enter Germany. |
20th Oct 1944
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US troops land in the Philippines. |
16th Dec 1944
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12th Jan 1945
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The soviets liberate Warsaw and Krakow. |
13th Feb 1945
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The soviets capture Budapest. |
16th April 1945
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The soviets launch a final offensive against Berlin. |
30th April 1945
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Hitler commits suicide. |
7th May 1945
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Germany surrenders to the allied forces!! |
8th May 1945
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Winston Churchill announces the victory in Europe. |
9th May 1945
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Germany surrenders to the Soviets. |
6th August 1945
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The USA drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. |
8th August 1945
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The Soviets declare war on Japan and invade Manchuria. |
9th August 1945
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The second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki. |
14th August 1945
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Japan surrenders to the Allied forces. |
2nd Sept 1945
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Japan formally surrenders, World War two has ended. |