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WW2 Timeline

By andrew.bunten

  • Nazi invasion of Poland

    Nazi invasion of Poland

  • Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Britain and France declare war on Germany

  • Germany invades France, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg.

    Germany invades France, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg.

  • The Japanese Navy attacks Pearl Harbor and the Phillipines, and the US joins the war

    The Japanese Navy attacks Pearl Harbor and the Phillipines, and the US joins the war

  • Germany and Italy declare war on the US

    Germany and Italy declare war on the US

  • Doolittle's raid - US bombers bomb Tokyo

    Doolittle's raid - US bombers bomb Tokyo

  • D-day

    D-day
    American, British, Canadian forces invade France at the beaches of Normandy

  • Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin. He appoints Admiral Doenitz as his successor.

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide in his bunker in Berlin. He appoints Admiral Doenitz as his successor.

  • Germany surrenders. The war in Europe ends

    Germany surrenders. The war in Europe ends

  • The First Atomic Bomb Dropped on Japan

    The First Atomic Bomb Dropped on Japan