September: Employing blitzkrieg (literally ... Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins. May: As Germany marches into Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, Winston ...

LONDON -- Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter of ...

From the invasion of Poland to the dropping of the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki - here's a guide to the main events of World War Two ... German 'Blitzkrieg' overwhelms Belgium, Holland ...

In 1939, as World ... the German-Belgian-French border, where the Allies would be unlikely to expect an attack. The plan was to rely heavily on surprise blitzkrieg ('lightning war') techniques.