Adolf Hitler was appointed as the Chancellor of Germany on 30th of January, 1933 by the aged president, von Hindenburg.
After the death of Hindenburg, the power of presidency fell into the hands of Hitler and he gained dictatorial control over Germany.
At the same time, King Victor Emmanuel III invited Benito Mussolini and his Fascist Party to form a government in 1922. On the 16th of March, 1935, The Treaty of Versailles was violated by Hitler. It states that the German Army shouldn't exceed 100,000 men. But, with the re-armament programme, it exceeded the count. Allied Powers did nothing to stop Germany.
Without any oppositions, Hitler marched his army into Rhineland on 7th of March, 1936.
Germany and Russia, the biggest dictatorial countries of Europe decided to sign a non-aggression pact (Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact) on August, 1939.
Attack on Poland :
Britain and France guaranteed military support to Poland if it was attacked by Germany.
After the pact with Joseph Stalin, dictator of Russia, Germany attacked Poland.
Russia and Germany attacked Poland from two fronts.
Poland managed to get an army of 1,000,000 soldiers up for battle.
The advanced Germany Air Force, Luftwaffe, were 10 times more powerful than the Polish Air Force and thus, Poland fell quickly.
With the attack on Poland, France and Britain declared a war on Germany.
Thus, World War II began.
After the invasion of Poland, Russian forces invaded Finland.
War finally meets West :
In the May of 1939, Italy and Germany established the Pact of Steel which led to the Rome-Berlin Axis.
Germany invaded Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.
This was known as the lightning war
Great Britain Stands Alone :
After invading those countries, Germany attacked France at Meuse River where fortifications were constructed after World War 1. Germany broke through the fortifications using tanks and plans.
With France almost on the verge of defeat, Italy joined the war and attacked France.
On the 14th of June, German forces entered Paris.
France was divided into two zones. One under leadership of Germany and the other one under the Petain government.(Marshal Philippe Petain was France's World War I hero)
With France down, Great Britain stood alone against Germany, Russia, Italy and her allies.
War with Great Britain :
Great Britain was protected from German Army by the English Channel.
Germany couldn't attack from the sea because of the large British Navy.
The German's decided to bomb Britain extensively. This operation was dubbed as Operation Sea Lion. The Royal Air Force was equipped with fighters like "Spitfire" and "Hurricanes" which were one the best jets at the time and they proved as a massive advantage to the British.
The Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force fought which eventually led to the defeat of Luftwaffe. With Germany defeated once, Britain had a hope for survival.
Without proper defences and financial problems, Britain requested for support from the United States. Franklin D.Roosevelt, president of the United States agreed for the land-lease bill.
War with Russia :
Germany decided to attack Russia, her own ally because her large area would prove advantageous to them. Hitler sent about 3,000,000 men consisting of 150 divisions into Russia.
The German Force increased by 30 more divisions from Finland and Romania.
The initial days of the war proved advantageous to Germany. They cornered large number of Russia troops and killed them. But, Joseph Stalin, using the massive size of his country kept sending his troops to defend themselves from the oncoming German army.
Germans advanced till Moscow but couldn't move any further because of the lack of supplies.
Much of Russia was lost to the war.
United States joins the War :
Japan waged a war on China and occupied most of her territories.
United States froze the Japanese assets and set an embargo on the supplies of oil to Japan.
Japan attacked Pearl Harbour in Hawaii which took the life of about 2,300 United State's troops and destroyed the major Navy base of United States.
With the attack on Pearl Harbour, United States entered the war.
United States with it's advanced planes and military equipment joined Great Britain.
The joined forces of US and Britain re-occupied most of the North African territories by defeating Italian and German forces.
Battle of Stalingrad :
On the other side, without proper food and medical supplies, most of the German army was on the verge of death.
And, with the pushing Soviets, the battle of Stalingrad was fought.
The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the fiercest battles ever fought.The D-Day :
The Allied Powers launched a massive invasion over the German occupied areas on the 9th of June,1944. About 156,000 British, American and Canadian soldiers were dropped onto France. On the other side, Soviet troops advanced onto Poland, Hungary, Romania and Chezchoslovakia.
Hitler prepared all his troops to push back the American and British forces.
This led to the battle of Bulge.
Surrender of Germany :
Germany formally surrendered on May 8th because the Russians have occupied most of Germany.
Hitler commited suicide on 30th of April in his Berlin bunker to avoid being captured by the Soviets.
Thus, World War II ends.
Allied Powers :
Germany invaded Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.
This was known as the lightning war
Great Britain Stands Alone :
After invading those countries, Germany attacked France at Meuse River where fortifications were constructed after World War 1. Germany broke through the fortifications using tanks and plans.
With France almost on the verge of defeat, Italy joined the war and attacked France.
On the 14th of June, German forces entered Paris.
France was divided into two zones. One under leadership of Germany and the other one under the Petain government.(Marshal Philippe Petain was France's World War I hero)
With France down, Great Britain stood alone against Germany, Russia, Italy and her allies.
War with Great Britain :
Great Britain was protected from German Army by the English Channel.
Germany couldn't attack from the sea because of the large British Navy.
The German's decided to bomb Britain extensively. This operation was dubbed as Operation Sea Lion. The Royal Air Force was equipped with fighters like "Spitfire" and "Hurricanes" which were one the best jets at the time and they proved as a massive advantage to the British.
The Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force fought which eventually led to the defeat of Luftwaffe. With Germany defeated once, Britain had a hope for survival.
Without proper defences and financial problems, Britain requested for support from the United States. Franklin D.Roosevelt, president of the United States agreed for the land-lease bill.
War with Russia :
Germany decided to attack Russia, her own ally because her large area would prove advantageous to them. Hitler sent about 3,000,000 men consisting of 150 divisions into Russia.
The German Force increased by 30 more divisions from Finland and Romania.
The initial days of the war proved advantageous to Germany. They cornered large number of Russia troops and killed them. But, Joseph Stalin, using the massive size of his country kept sending his troops to defend themselves from the oncoming German army.
Germans advanced till Moscow but couldn't move any further because of the lack of supplies.
Much of Russia was lost to the war.
United States joins the War :
Japan waged a war on China and occupied most of her territories.
United States froze the Japanese assets and set an embargo on the supplies of oil to Japan.
Japan attacked Pearl Harbour in Hawaii which took the life of about 2,300 United State's troops and destroyed the major Navy base of United States.
With the attack on Pearl Harbour, United States entered the war.
United States with it's advanced planes and military equipment joined Great Britain.
The joined forces of US and Britain re-occupied most of the North African territories by defeating Italian and German forces.
Battle of Stalingrad :
On the other side, without proper food and medical supplies, most of the German army was on the verge of death.
And, with the pushing Soviets, the battle of Stalingrad was fought.
The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the fiercest battles ever fought.The D-Day :
The Allied Powers launched a massive invasion over the German occupied areas on the 9th of June,1944. About 156,000 British, American and Canadian soldiers were dropped onto France. On the other side, Soviet troops advanced onto Poland, Hungary, Romania and Chezchoslovakia.
Hitler prepared all his troops to push back the American and British forces.
This led to the battle of Bulge.
Surrender of Germany :
Germany formally surrendered on May 8th because the Russians have occupied most of Germany.
Hitler commited suicide on 30th of April in his Berlin bunker to avoid being captured by the Soviets.
Thus, World War II ends.
Allied Powers :
- Great Britain.
- France.
- United States.
- Russia (After Germany invaded it)
- Canada.
- Australia.
- Brazil.
- South Africa
- Newfoundland.
- Germany.
- Italy.
- Japan.
- Russia (Before Germany invaded it)
- Bulgaria.
- Hungary.
- Romania.
- Chezchoslovakia.
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