wwii in europe 1939-45. 1939 aug. 23: molotov-ribbentrop pact sept. 1: germany invades poland ...
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WWII in EuropeWWII in Europe
1939-45
19391939
Aug. 23: Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Sept. 1: Germany Invades Poland
Sept. 3: England and France declare war
Sept. 17: Soviets Invade Poland Sept. 29: Poland defeated
Divided by Germany and USSR
“Phony War”
19401940
Germans conquer: Denmark Norway The Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg France: June 22
Churchill replaces Chamberlain
Germans begin air war against Britain
Consequences of French DefeatConsequences of French Defeat
British and French troops evacuated from Dunkirk (Over 300,000)
Germans create Vichy France (a puppet state)
Gen. Charles de Gaulle leader of Free French forces
Britain stands alone
Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking
Why was Germany so successful in conquering most of Europe?
19411941
Germans occupy Balkans and Greece
Britain fights Germans in North Africa
Germany invades Russia Operation Barbarossa Britain and Soviets become
allies USA enters war
19421942
North Africa campaign Rommel v. Montgomery El Alamein US enters in November
(Patton) Operation Torch
Mass murder of Jews begins in camps
Soviets begin to repel Germans
Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking
Why did Churchill and Roosevelt decide to concentrate their efforts in North Africa?
19431943 February: Germans
surrender at Stalingrad May: German and Italian
troops surrender in North Africa
Allies invade Italy; Italy surrenders
New Italian government declares war on Germany Mussolini leads fascist
resistance
19441944
June 6: Operation Overlord (D Day) Allies invade Normandy
(Eisenhower) Quickly liberate France
Russians advance into Poland
Battle of the Bulge Last major German
offensive
19451945 Feb: Yalta Conference
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin discuss post-war world
Soviets begin attack on Berlin
April 12: Roosevelt dies; Truman is President
April 28: Mussolini captured and hanged
April 30: Hitler commits suicide
May 7: Germany surrenders (V-E Day)
Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking
Why do you think the Allies ultimately won the war in Europe?