1939

(WORLD WAR 2 BEGAN)

World War Two in Europe began on 3rd September 1939, when the Prime Minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, declared war on Germany. It involved many of the world's countries.

1940

Germany occupies, Poland, Holland,Belgium, France, Denmark and Norway.

World War II lasted from 1939 to 1945. World War II began when German troops invaded Poland on 1 September 1939. The UK declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939. ... While many countries were involved in the war, they each took sides – either with the Allies, or the Axis.

1941

However, when Japanese air squadrons bombed an American Naval Base, the American people were furious. The following day, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared war on Japan, thus getting America involved in WW2. Also, on December 11, 1941, Germany declared war on the United States.

1942

Between 4 and 7 June 1942, only six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea, the United States Navy under Admirals Chester Nimitz, Frank Jack Fletcher, and Raymond A. Spruance decisively defeated an attacking fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy under Admirals Isoroku.

1943

On 25 July 1943, Benito Mussolini, the world’s first Fascist dictator, attended a meeting with King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. He was told by the King that the Grand Fascist Council had just resolved by nineteen votes to seven to remove him from office. As he left the meeting, Mussolini was arrested.

1944

The Liberation of Paris was a military action that took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944.

On 25 July 1943, Benito Mussolini, the world’s first Fascist dictator, attended a

Italy launches a counter-offensive in Albania against the Greeks, the first of 46 Italian attacks - all repulsed by the Greeks.