WWII ‘WAR IN EUROPE’ TIME-LAPSE VIDEO | The Compost Bin | Forums

Here’s the video’s legend (from the video’s description):

Maroon: Axis Power members, their dependencies/colonies, and annexed lands.

Burgundy: Areas militarily occupied by the Axis Powers.

Red: Axis puppet states.

Pink: Axis gains during that day.

Blue: Allied powers and areas occupied by the allies.

Light blue: Allied gains for that day.

Purple colors (left to right): Finland, occupied by Finland, and Finnish gains that day.

Dark Green: The USSR before it joined the allies and annexed lands.

Green: Areas militarily occupied by the USSR before it joined the allies.

Light Green: Soviet gains for that day.

And here are some key dates to watch for (list courtesy i09):

September 1, 1939: Germany invades Poland (watch the Soviets move in to take their half starting September 17)

April 9, 1940: Germany invades Norway

May 10, 1940: Germany invades France

April 6, 1941: Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece

June 22, 1941: Germany invades Soviet Union

November 25, 1941: The Battle for Moscow

July 3, 1942: Sevastopol falls to Germany

October 23, 1942: Battle of El Alamein begins

January 31, 1943: German surrender at Stalingrad

March 15, 1943: Germans retake Kharkov

May 12, 1943: Surrender of Axis forces in North Africa

July 10, 1943: Allied landings in Sicily (Operation Husky)

June 4, 1944: Rome captured by Allies

June 6, 1944: Allied invasion of Normandy (D-Day)

August 15, 1944: Allied landings in South of France

August 25, 1944: Paris liberated

January 17, 1945: Soviets capture Warsaw

April 13, 1945: Soviets capture Vienna

April 23, 1945: Soviets enter Berlin

May 8, 1945: VE Day declared

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