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Timeline June 22, 1941 The largest German military effort of WWII, Nazi Germany launches Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union. September 13, 1940 Italy invade British-controlled Egypt, with the attempt to expand Italian territories in North Africa & capture the important Suez Canal. May 7, 1945 Germany surrenders to Allies in Reims, France. June 22, 1940 France officially surrenders to Germany August 9, 1945 United States bomb Nagasaki September 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland April 9, 1940 Germany Norway and Denmark September 3, 1939 France declare war on Germany May 10, 1940 Germany launches an invasion of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, and France July 10 - 31 October, 1940 Battle of Britain begins September 27, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact in Berlin formalizing alliance of the Axis Powers. December 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbour August 6, 1945 United States bomb Hiroshima September 2, 1945 Japan surrenders to the United States

The beginning - 1939 September 1, 1939 - Germanys army ; invaded the Poland. 1.5 million Nazi troops involved. Targeted – Slavic peoples Jewish Disabled Gypsies Homosexuals 200,000 Pols were killed October 6, 1939 - Adolf Hitler presented to Berlin, Reichstag the victory of the war with his peace speech.

Hitler’s Call for Peace Speech

The Beginning - 1941 December 7, 1941 - Japanese forces attacked the United States. Location: Pearl Harbour, Oahu, Hawaii, United States of America United States Navy Base 2403 people killed Why Japan attacked Pearl Harbour?

Pearl Harbor Bombing

United States retaliation August 6th/ 1945 - American B-29 bomber launched "Little Boy“ atomic bombs on Hiroshima. Killed 80,000 people. August 9th, 1945 – a second B-29 bomb was launched called the "Fat Man“ on Nagasaki, Japan. Killing estimate of 40,000 people. August 5th /1945 - Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced the intention to surrender. August 15th /1945 - Japans surrender was announced on public radio Quote – “I made one great mistake in my life… When I signed the letter to president Roosevelt recommending that atom bombs are made: But there was some justification – the danger that the Germans would make them first.” – Albert Einstein

The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES THAT MAY BE FOUND UPSETTING

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