Second World War

Rome-Berlin Axis

Oct 25, 1936

Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation on October 25; on November 1, the Rome-Berlin Axis is announced.

Japan invades China

Jul 7, 1937

Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific.

Italy invades Albania

Apr 7, 1939

Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania.

Germany and Soviet Union clausure

Aug 23, 1939

Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement and a secret codicil dividing eastern Europe into spheres of influence.

Poland is conquisted

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.

WW2 starts

Sep 3, 1939

Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.

Denmark and Norway fall

Apr 9, 1940

Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9.

Italy enter

Jun 10, 1940

Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21.

Tripartite

Sep 27, 1940

Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

Japan bombs Pearl Harbor.

EEUU enter in WW2

Dec 8, 1941

The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II. Japanese troops land in the Philippines, French Indochina (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia), and British Singapore. By April 1942, the Philippines, Indochina, and Singapore are under Japanese occupation.

Germany vs EEUU

Dec 11, 1941

Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States.

Germany launch a massive tank

Jul 5, 1943

The Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union. The Soviets blunt the attack within a week and begin an offensive initiative of their own.

Operation Bagration

Jun 22, 1944

The Soviets launch a massive offensive in eastern Belorussia (Belarus), destroying the German Army Group Center and driving westward to the Vistula River across from Warsaw in central Poland by August 1.

The final offensive of Soviets

Apr 16, 1945

The Soviets launch their final offensive, encircling Berlin.

Hitler dead

Apr 30, 1945

Hitler commits suicide.

End of World War 2

May 7, 1945

Germany surrenders to the western Allies.

Japan surrenders to the USA

Aug 6, 1945

The US launches two bombs to different cities of Japan, Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The Japanese surrender to them.