1939-1943

By Sergio Arbelaez .

  • Russia and Poland

    Russia and Poland
    Russia invades Poland

  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland
    Germany invades Poland, World War 2 begins.

  • Britain and France

    Britain and France
    Britain and France declare war on Germany.

  • The US remains neutral

    The US remains neutral
    The US remains neutral but president Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency".

  • Russia and Finland

    Russia and Finland
    Russia invades Finland

  • Germany ,Denmark and Norway

    Germany ,Denmark and Norway
    Germany invades Denmark and Norway.

  • Germany

    Germany
    Germany invades France, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg.

  • Miracle of Dunkirk

    Miracle of Dunkirk
    May 27 - Jun 4 - Miracle of Dunkirk : British and French forces at Dunkirk resist German Attack.

  • Italy Declares War

    Italy Declares War
    Italy declares war on the collapsing France and on Britain.

  • German Soldiers

    German Soldiers
    German soldiers march into Paris

  • Russia Invades

    Russia Invades
    Russia invades Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

  • Russia

    Russia
    Russia annexes the eastern regions of Romania.

  • Germany

    Germany
    Germany invades the British Channel islands.

  • Operation Sea Lion

    Operation Sea Lion
    Operation Sea Lion : German invasion of Britain air campaign begins.

  • Italy And Libya

    Italy And Libya
    Italy invades Libya, the North African campaign begins.

  • Japan

    Japan
    Japan joins The Axis

  • Spain remains neutral

    Spain remains neutral
    Spain remains neutral: It rejects Hitler's offer to join the war.

  • Italy

    Italy
    Italy invades Greece from Albania

  • Hungary and Romania

    Hungary and Romania
    Hungary and Romania, which were ruled by military dictators, join The Axis.

  • British And Egypt

    British And Egypt
    British forces in Egypt counter attack the Italians

  • Hitler sends General Rommel

    Hitler sends General Rommel
    Hitler sends General Rommel and the Afrika Korps to help the Italians in North Africa

  • Bulgaria

    Bulgaria joins The Axis.

  • Germany

    Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece

  • Japan And Russia

    Japan and Russia sign non-aggression pact.

  • Germany

    German troops occupy Athens

  • Germany

    Germany invades Crete by air.

  • British forces aided by Israeli

    British forces aided by Israeli volunteers invade French controlled Syria and Lebanon

  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa: Germany invasion of Russia. Hitler orders "maximum cruelty" against civilians, Russian resist.

  • Japan invades

    Japan invades French Indo-China (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia)

  • Hitler's greatest mistake

    Hitler's greatest mistake: Troops advance to take Moscow from north and south. The German Generals argue in vain against it.

  • The NAZIs prepare

    The NAZIs prepare "the final solution": the plan to murder the millions of European jews.

  • At -34C (-29F) and below

    At -34C (-29F) and below, Russians counter attack near Moscow . The Germans are defeated.

  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor

    Japan attacks Pearl Harbor and the Phillipines. U.S. joins the war.

  • Germany and Italy

    Germany and Italy declare war on the US.

  • Japanese forces occupy

    Japanese forces occupy Manila, Indonesia, Malasya and Burma (from Jan 2 to Jan 12)

  • German U-boats

    German U-boats begin to sink American ships.

  • Rommel

    Rommel begins another offensive in North Africa

  • Allied Forces

    Allied forces land in western North Africa.

  • Us Troops

    US troops arrive in Britain

  • Poison Gas

    poison gas begins to be used in Nazi death camps.m

  • The Battle

    The battle of Midway. Most of Japan's naval superiority is lost.

  • The Germans

    Aug 23 - The Germans head to Stalingrad (RUSSIA). the battle of Stalingrad begins.

  • The 2nd Battle

    The 2nd battle of El Alamein (Egypt) in North Africa begins.

  • Japanese Forces

    Japanese forces invade the Solomon islands

  • The Germans

    The German fail to break the encirclement of their army in Stalingrad

  • Australian and U.S. Army forces

    Australian and U.S. Army forces under MacArthur fight back the Japanese at Buna in New Guinea.

  • The Casablanca Conference

    The Casablanca Conference : U.S. and Britain President Roosevelt and Prime minister Winston Churchill agree that Germany must surrender unconditionally. They also plan the Allied invasion of Sicily (Italy)

  • German troops

    German troops at Stalingrad surrender to the Soviets. A significant turning point in the war against Germany.

  • Axis forces

    Axis forces in North Africa surrender.

  • Operation Husky

    Allied troops land in Sicily, Italy (Operation Husky)

  • The Allies

    The Allies begin bombing Hamburg (Germany)

  • Benito Mussolini's

    Benito Mussolini's fascist government is overthrown. The new Italian government tries to make peace.

  • U.S. troops

    U.S. troops retake Kiska island in the Aleutians.

  • Operation Husky

    Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, ends successfully.

  • British troops

    British troops land on Italy, beginning the Allied campaign in Italy. American troops do the same. The new Italian government officially surrenders.