WW2 Timespan timeline.

Period: 1939 to 1942

Battle of the atlantic

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-the-atlantic
Mar 1, 1939

Bulgaria joins the axis powers
May 10, 1939

Germany attacks poland

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Aug 23, 1939

Germany and the Soviet union sign the Nazi-Soviet pact
Sep 3, 1939

Great britain and france declare war on germany
Sep 3, 1939

Great Britain and France declare war on Germany
Sep 17, 1939

USSR attacks Poland from the east Poland soon falls and is divided between the Germans
Period: Nov 30, 1939 to Mar 13, 1940

Winter war between USSR and Finland. War ends when Finland cedes border lands to the USSR

V-https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/a-short-history-of-the-winter-war
Period: Apr 9, 1940 to Jun 9, 1941

germant invades and captures denmark and norway

https://www.annefrank.org/en/timeline/61/germany-invades-denmark-and-norway/#:~:text=Under%20the%20code%20name%20'Operation,surrendered%20on%209%20June%201940.
Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 22, 1940

germany attacks western Europe Luxemburg Netherlands Belgium and northern France fall

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/dover-castle/history-and-stories/fall-of-france/#:~:text=Between%209%20May%20and%2022,Luxembourg%2C%20the%20Netherlands%20and%20Belgium.
Jun 10, 1940

Italy joins the war and on June 27 invades southern france
Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Aug 6, 1940

UssR gains control over the Baltic states Estonia Latvia Lithuania

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/europe/1966-04-01/how-baltic-republics-fare-soviet-union#:~:text=The%20Baltic%20States%20of%20Estonia,republics%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union.
Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940

Battle of britain

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-britain
Sep 27, 1940

Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the tripartite pact

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripartite_Pact
Oct 28, 1940

Italy invades greece

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-invades-greece
1941

Germany Afrika Korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the italians

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Afrika-Korps
Jun 22, 1941

Germany joined by axis allies and finland attacks the USSR

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-powers-in-world-war-ii
Dec 7, 1941

the Japanese launch a surprise attack on the US naval base in Pearl harbour Hawaii
Dec 8, 1941

The United States declares war on Japan Germany and Italy soon declare war on the United states
Period: Dec 8, 1941 to 1942

the Japanese gain control over the phillipines French Indochina and singapore

https://www.pacificatrocities.org/japanese-imperialism-through-the-lens-of-french-indochina.html
Apr 9, 1942

the Bataan death march begins as the imperial japanese army forces Filipino and American prisoners of war to march 60 tortured filled miles

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf
Period: May 4, 1942 to May 8, 1942

battle of coral sea

https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1942/battle-of-coral-sea.html
Period: Jun 3, 1942 to Jun 7, 1943

the battle of midway

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/battle-midway
Period: Aug 7, 1942 to Feb 9, 1943

the battle of guadalcanal

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Guadalcanal
Period: Aug 22, 1942 to Feb 2, 1940

Battle of stalingrad

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad
Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 5, 1943

second battle of el alamein

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein
Period: Dec 16, 1942 to Jan 2, 1945

Battle of the bulge

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Bulge
Period: Feb 4, 1943 to Feb 11, 1933

Yalta Conference

https://www.google.com/search?q=yalta+conference&rlz=1CAOUAQ_enCA1134&oq=Yalta+Conference&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggAEAAYsQMYgAQyCggAEAAYsQMYgAQyBwgBEAAYgAQyBwgCEAAYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyBwgHEAAYgAQyBwgIEAAYgAQyBwgJEAAYgASoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on
Period: Jul 1, 1943 to Jul 27, 1943

First battle of El Alamein

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_El_Alamein#:~:text=The%20First%20Battle%20of%20El,and%20Commonwealth)%20forces%20of%20the
Sep 3, 1943

Italy surrenders unconditionally

https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II/Italys-entry-into-the-war-and-the-French-Armistice
Jun 6, 1944

operation overload D-day

https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II/Italys-entry-into-the-war-and-the-French-Armistice
Aug 9, 1944

US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZgKZztCUWE
Aug 25, 1944

Paris is liberated
1945

Slovakia Hungary Romania join the axis power

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf
Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1940

Battle of Iwo Jima

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Iwo-Jima
Period: Apr 1, 1945 to Jun 2, 1945

Battle of Okinawa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa
Apr 12, 1945

FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes president

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/looking-back-at-the-day-fdr-died
Apr 28, 1945

Mussolini is executed
Apr 30, 1945

hitler commits suicide

https://www.britannica.com/question/How-did-Adolf-Hitler-diehttps://www.britannica.com/question/How-did-Adolf-Hitler-die
May 8, 1945

V-E day
Period: Jul 17, 1945 to Aug 21, 1945

Potsdam conference

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf
Aug 6, 1945

Us drops an atomic bomb on Hirishima
Aug 15, 1945

V-J day
Sep 13, 1945

Italy invades British controlled egypt

Battle of the atlantic

Bulgaria joins the axis powers

Germany attacks poland

Germany and the Soviet union sign the Nazi-Soviet pact

Great britain and france declare war on germany

Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

USSR attacks Poland from the east Poland soon falls and is divided between the Germans

Winter war between USSR and Finland. War ends when Finland cedes border lands to the USSR

germant invades and captures denmark and norway

germany attacks western Europe Luxemburg Netherlands Belgium and northern France fall

Italy joins the war and on June 27 invades southern france

UssR gains control over the Baltic states Estonia Latvia Lithuania

Battle of britain

Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the tripartite pact

Italy invades greece

Germany Afrika Korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the italians

Germany joined by axis allies and finland attacks the USSR

the Japanese launch a surprise attack on the US naval base in Pearl harbour Hawaii

The United States declares war on Japan Germany and Italy soon declare war on the United states

the Japanese gain control over the phillipines French Indochina and singapore

the Bataan death march begins as the imperial japanese army forces Filipino and American prisoners of war to march 60 tortured filled miles

battle of coral sea

the battle of midway

the battle of guadalcanal

Battle of stalingrad

second battle of el alamein

Battle of the bulge

Yalta Conference

First battle of El Alamein

Italy surrenders unconditionally

operation overload D-day

US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki

Paris is liberated

Slovakia Hungary Romania join the axis power

Battle of Iwo Jima

Battle of Okinawa

FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes president

Mussolini is executed

hitler commits suicide

V-E day

Potsdam conference

Us drops an atomic bomb on Hirishima

V-J day

Italy invades British controlled egypt