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Timeline

Presentation by Ethan Mitchell

1941

1941

December 7th

December 8th

Germany declares war on the U.S. and causes America to officially join the western front

The first killing operations of the holocaust commence at Chelmo, signalling a new dark age for Jewish Europeans

1942

1942

The battle of Stalingrad begins, signalling the end of German eastward expansion

1943

1943

February 2nd

The Germans surrender at Stalingrad, and the Soviets use this to turn the tide of the eastern front

1944

1944

December 16th

June 26th

August 25th

June 6th

The Allies, including U.S. troops, capture the French port of Cherbourg and cause the Germans to retreat farther.

The Normandy Landings occur with the U.S. playing a large role, beginning the reclaimation of France from Germany.

Allied troops, with the help of the U.S. and the French resistance led by Charles De Gaulle, liberate Paris after 4 years of occupation.

The Battle of the Bulge begins and acts as the last German offensive on the Western Front. The Allies are taken by surprise.

1945

1945

January 16th

May 7th

March 1945

The Germans are defeated at the Battle of the Bulge. U.S. and Allied forces continue advancing.

German forces retreat into Germany as U.S. forces cross the Rhine on the country's western border.

U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower accepts Germany's unconditional surrender at Reims, France. At midnight on May 8th, the war is officially over.

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