world war II

By brandonandkonnor

  • Germany invades Poland

    this evnt was the begining of world war II

  • Britan and France join the war

    Britan and France declare war on Germany

  • the Soviet Union Invades western Poland

  • Warsaw falls Soviet and Germans divide Poland

  • Russia invades Finland

    Russia invaeds Finland

  • Soviet attempt to conquer Finland fails

    Soviet attempt to conquer Finland fails; peace after Finland gives up some land to the Soviet Union

  • German forces invade Norway and Denmark

    Airborne forces quickly secure much of Norway. German fleet suffers damage in battles with the British fleet

  • Germany invades Norway

    German forces invaded Norway and Denmark. Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger and Naravik were rapidly taken. Navarik was retaken by a British force, but the British were soon forced to withdraw from the town. By the end of the month, the Germans had broken the stiff Norwegian opposition, and the Norwegians were forced to surrender.

  • Germany invades Low Countries and France.

  • Italy declares war on France and Great Britain

    Italy declares war on France and Great Britain. Then invades France, France surrenders

  • The Battle of Britain Begins

    German’s attempt to destroy RAF fails; battle ends in Late Sept 1940. Hitler gives up invasion of England

  • Italian and British Forces begin battle for North Africa

  • British carrier aircraft attack the Italian Fleet at Taranto's harbor

  • Massive British losses

    after massive losses to the British the Italians receive General Rommel and the Afrika Korps

  • German invades Greece and Yugoslavia

  • German airbore forces take the island of Crete

  • German invades the Soviet Union

  • Germans invade Russia

    German forces invaded Russia. The Germans advanced on a 2,000 mile-long front. Together with their allies, they were able to mass 3,000,000 troops. Initially, the Russians had 2,000,000 troops. German troops advanced along the hod front. By September, they began laying seige to Lenningrad, and then captured Kiev. By the end of October, the Germans had reached Crimea in the south and Moscow's suburbs in the north.

  • Hitler turns German army from Moscow towards Kiev.

    Hitler turns German army from Moscow towards Kiev. Huge victory but delay means Moscow will not fall

  • Russia counter attacks

    a major Russian counter attack near Moscow begins. Moscow is saved, and the Germans are pushed back.

  • Bombing of Pearl Harbor

    since America was holding off supplies to Japan, in respones they bombed pearl harbor in Hawwai. this is when the USA joined the war.

  • Japan begins offensive operations across Pacific.

    Japan begins offensive operations across Pacific. Invasion of Philippians. Singapore and other strong points across the Pacific

  • German U-Boats begin attacking US ships

    German U-Boats begin attacking US ships along the Eastern Sea board of the US

  • Rommel begins fresh offensive against the British

  • the B-25 bombers flying off of US carriers bomb Japan

  • Germany begins new offensive operations in the Soviet Union

    Germany begins new offensive operations in the Soviet Union aimed at the Caucus oil fields

  • Battle of Midway US

    Battle of Midway US sinks 4 Japanese carriers US loses 1 carrier. Last of naval offensives for Japan

  • US and Japanese forces being battle for Guadalcanal

  • Soviet and German forces begin battle for Stalingrad

  • Battle of El Alamein begins.

    Battle of El Alamein begins. Ends Rommel’s attempt to conquer Egypt

  • US and British troops take French North Africa

    US and British troops take French North Africa and begin the squeeze of Rommel in North Africa

  • Soviets encircle the German armies at Stalingrad

  • Last German forces surrender at Stalingrad

  • Allies throw out German and Italian forces from North Africa

  • Germany loses the battle of the Atlantic

    Germany loses the battle of the Atlantic huge loses of Submarines due to allied technology, and new weapons

  • German last major eastern offensive at Kursk

    German last major eastern offensive at Kursk. Huge battle huge losses on both sides Germany fails

  • US and Great Britain invades Sicily

  • Allies invade Italy

  • British and US bombers begin day and night attacks on German cities and industry

    Did have a date (not real day and month but the real year)

  • D-Day. Invasion of occupied France

  • the start of V-1 and V-2 attacks on London

  • Massive naval battle

    massive naval battle in the Philippine sea Japan's Navy almost wiped out

  • Hitler survives assasination

    Hitler survives an assassination attempt by senior German officers with minor wounds.

  • Allies invaded southern France

  • Finland and Bulgaria surrender

    Finland and Bulgaria surrenders to Russia

  • Operation Market Garden attempt to end war before Christmas

    Operation Market Garden attempt to end war before Christmas by invading Holland with large numbers of airborne troops. Operation fails

  • US troops land in the Philippines

  • US B-29 being bombing Japan

  • Battle of Bulge begins

  • Allies win Battle of Buldge

    german offence at the battle of bulge ends. Allies Win

  • US troops in Germany

  • Battle of Okinawa. Begins Japanese battleship the Yamato sunk

  • Rosevelt dies

    President Franklin D. Rosevelt dies

  • Battle of Berlin begins

  • Mussolini executed in Italy

  • Adolf Hitler dies

    Adolf Hitler commits suicide. he makes Admiral Doenitz his successor

  • Germany surrenders to the Allies

  • US tests atomic bomb

  • America bombs Hiroshima

    America droped an atomic bomb on the Japeneese city of Hiroshima

  • America bombs Nagasaki

    America drops an atomic bomb on the japaneese city of Nagaski.

  • It all ends

    Japan surrenders. WWII is finally over.