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A lot...... probably easiest if I answer this as a timeline. Hope this helps!

1939

Sept 1 - Germany invades Poland.

Sept 3 - England and Allies (at this stage - France, Australia and New Zealand) declare war on Germany.

Sept 6 - South Africa declares war on Germany

Sept 17 - the Soviet Union invades Poland.

Nov 30 - Soviet Union invades Finland.

1940

April 9 - Germany invades Norway and Denmark. Denmark surrenders on day of invasion, Norway holds out until June.

May 10 - Winston Churchill appointed British Prime Minister. Germany invades Wester Europe - Luxembourg, Holland and Belgium. Luxembourg surrenders.

May 12 - Germany invades France.

May 14 - Holland surrenders. Home Guard created in Britain.

May 27 - Dunkirk - 340,000 British and French troops are evacuated from French soil, many by volunteers in dinghys and fishing boats from England.

May 28 - Belgium surrenders

June 4 - last of the forces evacuated from Dunkirk.

June 9 - Norway surrenders.

June 10 - Italy enters the war on the side of the Germans and declares war on England and France.

June 14 - Germany takes Paris

June 30 - Germany takes the Channel Isles - the only British soil to be occupied by Germany.

June 21 - Italy invades southern France

June 22 - France surrenders

July 9 - Britain starts night bombing raids on Germany

July 10 - Battle of Britain begins

Sept 7 - the Blitz begins on London.

Sept 13 - Italy invades British-held Egypt

Sept 20 - Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact. Japan enters the war on the side of Germany.

Oct - Italy invades Greece.

Nov - Slovakia, Hungary and Romania join the war on the side of the Germans.

1941

March - Bulgaria joins the Axis (German allies)

April 6 - Germany invades Greece and Yugoslavia.

May 10 - House of Commons in London damaged by air raid

June 22 - Germany invades Russia

Dec 7 - Pearl Harbour in USA attacked by Japan, USA enters the war the following day.

Dec 25 - Hong Kong surrenders to Japan

1942

Japan catches up for lost time....

Jan 2 - Japan takes Manila in the Phillipines

Feb 15 - Japan takes Singapore

May 5 - Battle of the Coal sea between US and Japan navies

May 30 - Americans start bombing Germany from Britain

Nov 8 - British and US troops win back North Africa.

Dec 11-13 - Germany and its allies declare war on US.

1943

19 April - May - Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Poland - the largest single revolt by Jews against the Nazis during the war.

May 16 - the Dam Buster raid.

Sept 18 - Italy surrenders.

Oct 10 - Italy turns turncoat and declares war on Germany.

1944

June 4 - Rome freed by the Allies

June 6 - D Day landings

June 12 - First doodlebug lands in Britain

Aug 15 - Allied forces land in southern France

Aug 20 - Allied forces liberate Paris

Aug/Sept - Warsaw uprising - the largest ever civilian revolt in history

Sept 11 - US troops enter Germany

Oct 20 - US troops land in the Philippines

Dec 16 - Battle of the Bulge

1945

Jan 12 - Soviets liberate Warsaw and Krakow in Poland

Feb 13 - Soviets capture Budapest, capital of Hungary

April 16 - Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin.

April 30 - Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide

May 7 - Germany surrenders

May 8 - Winston Churchill announces VE Day. WWII ends in Europe.

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