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Timeline of Major Military Invasions, Capitulations, and Declarations of War in WW2

By Bisharp
  • Japan invades Manchuria

    Japan invades Manchuria
  • Italy invades Ethiopia

    Italy invades Ethiopia
  • Japan invades China

    Japan invades China
  • Italy invades Albania

    Italy invades Albania
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland
    Start of WW2 in Europe. Great Britain and France declare war on Germany as a result of the invasion.
  • USSR invades Poland

    USSR invades Poland
  • Poland surrenders

    Poland surrenders
  • USSR invades Finland

    USSR invades Finland
  • Germany invades Denmark and Norway

    Germany invades Denmark and Norway
  • Germany invades west Europe

    Germany invades west Europe
    France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands invaded.
  • France Surrenders

    France Surrenders
  • Italy invades Allied controlled Egypt

    Italy invades Allied controlled Egypt
  • Italy invades Greece

    Italy invades Greece
  • Axis invades Yugoslavia

    Axis invades Yugoslavia
  • Axis invades the USSR

    Axis invades the USSR
  • US declares war on Japan

    US declares war on Japan
    Japan expands control in the Pacific by invading colonial possessions such as the Philippines, Indochina, and Singapore.
  • Axis declares war on the US

    Axis declares war on the US
  • Italy surrenders

    Italy surrenders
  • France liberated

    France liberated
  • Germany surrenders

    Germany surrenders
  • Japan surrenders

    Japan surrenders