World war 2 timeline

Battle of Atlantic

1939

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-the-atlantic

Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Nazi -Soviet Pact

Aug 23, 1939

https://www.thinkswap.com/ie/leaving-cert/history/ordinary-level/what-history-world-war-two-european-theatre

Great Birtan and France declare war on Germany

Sep 3, 1939

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-event/holocaust/1939-1941/britain-and-france-declare-war#:~:text=Honoring%20their%20guarantee%20of%20Poland's,the%20German%20and%20British%20militaries.

USSR attacks poland from the east.Poland soon falls and divided between the Germans and Russians

Sep 17, 1939

Winter war between USSR and Finland.War ends when finland cedes border lands to the USSR

Nov 30, 1939

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

Slovakia,Hungary,Romaina join the Axis Powers

1940

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_powers#:~:text=The%20Tripartite%20Pact%20was%20signed,Bulgaria%20(1%20March%201941).

Germany invades and captures Denmark and Norway

Mar 9, 1940

https://www.annefrank.org/en/timeline/61/germany-invades-denmark-and-norway/#:~:text=Under%20the%20code%20name%20'Operation,surrendered%20on%209%20June%201940.

Germany attacks Western Europe.Luxembourg,Netherlands,Belgium,and Northern France Fall

Mar 16, 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.

Italy joins the war and,on June 27, invades Southern France

Jun 10, 1940

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

Jun 14, 1940

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/europe/1966-04-01/how-baltic-republics-fare-soviet-union#:~:text=The%20Baltic%20States%20of%20Estonia,republics%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union.

Battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1940

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

Italy invades Britsh controlled Egypt

Sep 13, 1940

https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/struggle-north-africa-1940-43#:~:text=On%2011%20June%201940%2C%20Italy's,from%20their%20colony%20of%20Libya.

Germany ,Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.

Sep 27, 1940

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tripartite-Pact#:~:text=Tripartite%20Pact%2C%20agreement%20concluded%20by,States%20from%20entering%20the%20conflict.

Italy invades Greece

Oct 28, 1940

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Italian_War

The Japanese gain control over the Philippines,French Indochina and Singapore

Dec 8, 1940

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

German Afrika Korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the Italins

1941

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_African_campaign#:~:text=The%20Italian%2010th%20Army%20was,and%20prevent%20an%20Axis%20defeat.

Bulgaria joins the axis power

Mar 1, 1941

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/bulgaria#:~:text=In%20early%20March%201941%2C%20Bulgaria,Pirot%20County%20in%20eastern%20Serbia.

Germany joined by axis and allies and Finland attack the USSR

Jun 22, 1941

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

The Japnese lanch a surpise 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.

The bataan Death March begins as the Imperial Japansese Army Forces Filipino and American prisoners of wars to march 60 torture-filled miles

Apr 9, 1942

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

The Battle of Coral Sea

May 4, 1942

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

The Battle of Midway

Jun 3, 1942

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

1st Battle of El Almein

Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jul 27, 1942

https://www.britannica.com/event/battles-of-El-Alamein

The Battle of Guadalcanal

Aug 7, 1942

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

2nd Battle of El Alamein

Oct 23, 1942

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZADVNHond30

V-E day

May 8, 1943

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

Battle of Stalingrad

Aug 23, 1943

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

Italy surrenders unconditonally

Sep 3, 1943

https://www.theguardian.com/century/1940-1949/Story/0,,127606,00.html#:~:text=Thursday%209%20September%201943&text=Italy%20has%20surrendered%20unconditionally%20to,north%20and%20south%20of%20Rome.

Operation Overlord,D-day

Jun 6, 1944

https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/world-war-ii-d-day-invasion-normandy#:~:text=The%20D%2DDay%20operation%20of,the%20beaches%20of%20Normandy%2C%20France.

V-J Day

Aug 15, 1944

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

Paris is liberated

Aug 25, 1944

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

Battle of the Bulge

Dec 16, 1944

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

Yalta Conference

Feb 4, 1945

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

Battle of Iwo Jimd

Feb 19, 1945

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

Battle of Okinawa

Apr 1, 1945

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHFApmVV1uA

FDR dies,Harry Truman becomes President

Apr 12, 1945

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/looking-back-at-the-day-fdr-died

Mussolini is exeuted

Apr 28, 1945

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Benito_Mussolini#:~:text=Benito%20Mussolini%2C%20the%20deposed%20Italian,World%20War%20II%20in%20Europe.

Hitler commits suicide

Apr 30, 1945

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide

Potsdam Conference

Jul 17, 1945

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

U.S drops an atomic bomb on hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#:~:text=On%206%20and%209%20August,weapons%20in%20an%20armed%20conflict.

U.S drops atomic bomb on nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#:~:text=On%206%20and%209%20August,weapons%20in%20an%20armed%20conflict.

Germany attacks Poland

1949

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/invasion-of-poland-fall-1939#:~:text=Germany%20launched%20the%20unprovoked%20attack,million%20men%20in%20the%20invasion.