1. Europe at War

2. Europe – August 30, 1939

3. The War Begins 1st September 1939 3rd September 1939
Germany Invades Poland
3rd September 1939
War declared by Britain and France
17th September 1939
Soviet Union invades Poland
6th October 1939
Poland defeated, occupied by Germany and Soviet Union

4. Europe – December 1939

5. 1940 9th April 10th May 13th May 15th & 16th June 22nd June
Germany occupies Denmark and Norway
10th May
Germany invades Belgium, Luxemburg and The Netherlands
13th May
Germany invades France
15th & 16th June
Soviet Union invades the Baltic states
22nd June
France surrenders to the Germans.
13th September
Italy invades Egypt through Libya
28th October
Italy invade Greece

6. Europe - December 1940

7. 1941 14th February 17th April 3rd May 22nd June 2nd December
Germany land in Northern Africa
17th April
Yugoslavia surrenders to Axis Powers
3rd May
Axis Powers defeat Greece
22nd June
Germany invade the USSR; Finland joins Germany in attacks.
2nd December
German troops within 15 km of Moscow

8. Europe – December 1941

9. 1942
Germany continue to attack positions in the USSR and Northern Africa, without significant gains or losses.
Key battles being fought at;
Tobruk and El Alamein in Africa
Stalingrad, Leningrad and outside Moscow in USSR

10. 1943 2nd February 13th May 9th July 3rd September 9th September
Axis troops defeated at Stalingrad
13th May
Axis troops surrender in Northern Africa
9th July
Allies invade Sicily
3rd September
Italy signs Armistice with Allies
Germany takes control of Italian territories
9th September
Allies invade southern Italy

11. Europe – December 1943

12. 1944 27th January 4th June 6th June 13th July 25th August
Siege of Leningrad fails; Germany retreat
4th June
Allies capture Rome
6th June
D-Day: Over 130,000 Allied troops land in northern France.
13th July
Soviets launch offensive action in Ukraine & Poland
25th August
Paris liberated by Allied troops
19th September
Finland, Bulgaria and Romania sign armistice with USSR

13. Europe – December 1944

14. 1945 12th January 13th February 24th February March 6th April
Soviets launch attacks on Poland and East Prussia
13th February
Soviets take control over Hungary
Greece, Yugoslavia and Albania all abandoned
24th February
Soviets invade West Prussia
March
Allied forces cross into Germany from the West
6th April
Allied forces push German troops to the north of Italy

15. Final Days 28th April 29th April 30th April 7th May 8th May
Mussolini killed in Italy
29th April
German forces surrender in Italy
30th April
Hitler commits suicide
7th May
Germany surrenders on the Western Front
8th May
Germany surrenders to the Soviets.