world war 2 timeline

Bulgaria joins the axis power

Mar 1, 1931

Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

Sep 3, 1936

Slovakia, Hungary, Romania join the axis power

1937

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

Italy invades British controlled eygypt

Sep 13, 1937

Germany and the Soviet union USSR sign the nazi-soviet pact

Aug 23, 1938

Italy invades Greece

Oct 28, 1938

battle of the atlantic

Period: 1939 to 1942

https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=aIo9pWtTD6M

Germany attacks poland

Sep 1, 1939

USSR attacks Poland from the east. Poland soon falls and is divided betwen the Germans and Russians

Sep 17, 1939

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/invasion-of-poland-fall-1939#:~:text=After%20heavy%20shelling%20and%20bombing,was%20along%20the%20Bug%20River.

USSR gains control over the baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania)

Sep 17, 1939

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JufBs5XPF3c

Germany Italy and japan sign the Tripartite pact

Sep 27, 1939

Germany attacks Western Europe, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Belgium and northern france fall

May 10, 1940

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.

the battle of midway

Jun 3, 1940

Italy joins the war and, on june 27 invades southern france

Jun 10, 1940

Battle of Britain

Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1937

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-britain

winter war between USSR and Finland. War ends when Finland cedes border land to the USSR

Nov 30, 1940

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War#:~:text=Hostilities%20ceased%20in%20March%201940,the%20country's%20international%20reputation%20suffered.

German Afrika korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the Italians

1941

Germany joined by axis allies and finland attacks the USSR

Jun 22, 1941

The Japenese launch a suprise attack on the U.S naval base in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii

Dec 7, 1941

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/why-did-japan-attack-pearl-harbor#:~:text=On%207%20December%201941%2C%20Japan,capture%20strategically%20vital%20oil%20supplies.

Japenese gains control over the Philipines, French Indochina, and Singapore

Dec 8, 1941

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpVJB1XWWLg

The U.S declares a war on Japan. Germany and Italy soon declare war on the U.S

Dec 8, 1941

https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/world-war-ii/#:~:text=After%20the%20Japanese%20bombing%20of,in%20the%20Second%20World%20War.

The bataan death ,arch beginsas the imperial Japenese army forces filipino and american prisoners for war march 60 totured filled miles

Apr 9, 1942

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-bataan-death-march

the batle of the coral sea

May 4, 1942

1st battle of El Alamein

Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jul 27, 1942

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

battle of Guadalcanal

Aug 7, 1942

2nd battle of El Alamein

Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 5, 1940

https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/battle-alamein

Germany invades and captures Denmark an Norway

Apr 9, 1943

FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes president

Apr 12, 1943

Battle of Stalingaurd

Period: Aug 23, 1943 to Feb 2, 1943

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-battle-of-stalingrad

Italy surrenders unconditionly

Sep 3, 1943

Hitler commits suiside

Apr 30, 1944

operation overload, d-day

Jun 6, 1944

potsdam conerence

Jul 17, 1944

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

Battle of the Buldge

Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1940

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058947/

Yalta conference

Feb 4, 1945

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/yalta-conf

Battle of Iwo Jima

Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima

Battleof Okinawa

Period: Apr 1, 1945 to Jun 22, 1945

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-of-okinawa

Mussolini

Apr 28, 1945

V-E day

May 8, 1945

https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Experience/VE-Day/#:~:text=On%20May%208%2C%201945%20%2D%20known,%2C%20on%20June%206%2C%201944.

U.S drops an antomic bomb on Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

U.S drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

https://www.britannica.com/event/atomic-bombings-of-Hiroshima-and-Nagasaki#:~:text=When%20were%20the%20atomic%20bombs,AM%20on%20August%209%2C%201945.

V-J day

Aug 15, 1945

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/v-j-day

Paris is liberated

Aug 25, 1945

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_of_Paris