Key Events

When Hitler invaded Poland in September 1939, France and Britain declared war on Germany. After conquering Poland, Germany attacked France. France fell in June 1940, and soon the Nazis overran most of the rest of Europe and North Africa. Only Britain, led by Winston Churchill, was not defeated.

Germany invades Poland - German film clip

Fall of Warsaw - British film clip

Swastika flag rises over Versailles and Paris - German film clip

Germans bomb Coventry, England - English film clip

Japan attacks Peal Harbor - American film clip

US enters WWI

Truman declares Victory in Europe

- American film clip