World War 2 History Timeline

  • March 14-15, 1939

    Under Pressure from the Germans, the Slovaks declare their independence and create a Slovak Republic. The Germans Occupy the Rump Czech lands as a Violation of the Munich Agreement, then, forming a Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
  • 1939 September 1st

    1939 September 1st
    Hitler Invades Poland on the first of September. Britain and France declare war on Germany 2 Days Later
  • November 30, 1939 - March 12, 1940

    The Soviet Union invades Finland, initiating the so-called Winter War, The Finns sue for an armistice and have to cede the Northern Shores of Lake Lagoda and the Small Finnish Coastline on the Arctic Sea to the Soviet Union
  • April 9, 1940 - June 9, 1940

    April 9, 1940 - June 9, 1940
    Germany Invades Denmark and Norway, Denmark then Surrenders on the Day of the Attack, Causing Norway to hold out until June 9
  • June 14, 1940 - August 6, 1940

    The Soviet Union occupies the Baltic states on the 14th of June to the 18th of June, engineering Communist coup d’états in each of them on July 14-15, and then annexing them as Soviet Republics on August 3 to August 6
  • June 28, 1940

    The Soviet Union forces Romania to cede to the eastern province of Bessarabia and the northern half of Bukovina to the Soviet Ukraine
  • February 1941

    February 1941
    The Germans Send the Afrika Korps to north Africa to reinforce the faltering Italians
  • April 10, 1941

    The Leaders of the Terrorist Ustasa movement proclaim the so-called Independent State of Croatia. Recognized immediately by Germany and Italy, the new state includes the Province of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Croatia joins the Axis Powers formally on June 15, 1941
  • October 23-24, 1942

    British Troops defeat the Germans and Italians at El Alamein in Egypt, sending the Axis Forces to Retreat in Chaos across Libya to the eastern border of Tunisia
  • July 5, 1943

    July 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
  • April 1945

    Partisan Units who were led by Josip Tito, the Yugoslav Communist Leader, captured Zagreb and topple the Ustasa Regime. the Top Ustasa Leaders flee to both, Italy and Austria
  • September 2, 1945

    Having Agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan Surrenders to the Germans Formally, in which, caused the End of World War 2