EVENTS OF THE WAR

By mariaperez3

  • 1939

    1939
    September 1 : Germany invades Poland.
    September 3: England and France (allies) declare war on Germany.

  • 1940

    1940
    April 9 – Germany invades Norway and Denmark.
    May 10 – Germany invades Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
    June 22 – Germany takes Paris (France).
    August 24 – Germany bombs London.
    October 28: Italy invades Greece.

  • 1941

    1941
    February 12 – Germany lands troops in Libya to invade Egypt.
    April 6 – Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece.
    June 22 – Germany invades the Soviet Union.
    December 7 - Japan bombs the US base Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
    December 8: The US declares war on Japan.

  • 1942

    1942
    June 7 – The US defeats Japan at the Battle of Midway.
    July 27 – England halts the German advance into Africa at the First Battle of El Alameín.
    August 23: The Battle of Stalingrad begins between Germany and the Soviet Union.
    November 3 – England defeats Germany at the Second Battle of El Alameín.

  • 1943

    1943
    January 14: Conference of the allies (England, France, USA) in Casablanca (Morocco).
    February 2 – The Soviet Union defeats Germany at the Battle of Stalingrad.
    September 3: The Allies invade Italy.
    September 8: Italy surrenders to the Allies.
    November 28: Conference of the Allies (England, USA, Soviet Union) in Tehran (Iran).

  • 1944

    1944
    June 6: The Allies begin the Normandy landings.
    August 10 – The US defeats Japan at the Battle of Guam.
    August 25 – The Allies defeat Germany at the Battle of Normandy.
    October 20: Yugoslavs and Soviets liberate Belgrade.
    December 29: Hungarians and Soviets liberate Budapest.

  • 1945

    1945
    January 25 – The Allies defeat Germany at the Battle of the Bulge.
    February 4: Conference of the allies (England, USA, Soviet Union) in Yalta (Crimea, Ukraine).
    April 25: Soviet Union troops take Berlin.
    April 28: Mussolini is executed
    April 30: Adolf Hitler commits suicide in Berlin.
    June 21 – The US defeats Japan at the Battle of Okinawa.
    July 17: Conference of the allies (England, USA, Soviet Union) in Potsdam (Berlin, Germany).
    September 2: Japan surrenders to the US.