World war 2 timeline By Emme12345! Dec 7, 1930 The Japanese launch a surprise attack on the U.S naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/path-pearl-harbor#:~:text=On%20December%207%2C%201941%2C%20Japan,itself%20in%20a%20global%20war. 1939 Battle of the Atlantic https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-the-atlantic Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacks Poland Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany 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. Sep 17, 1939 USSR gains control over the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JufBs5XPF3c Nov 30, 1939 Winter War between USSR and Finland. War ends when Finland cedes border lands to the USSR 1940 Slovakia, Hungary, Romania join the Axis Powers https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-powers-in-world-war-ii Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades and captures Denmark and Norway Apr 9, 1940 The Bataan Death March begins at the Imperial Japanese Army forces Filipino and American prisoners of war to march 60 tortued-filled miles https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-bataan-death-march May 10, 1940 Germany attacks Western Europe. Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, and Northern France fall 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. Jun 14, 1940 USSR attacks Poland from the east. Poland soon falls and is divided between the Germans and Russians Jun 16, 1940 Italy joins the war and, on June 27, invades Southern France Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain Sep 13, 1940 Italy invades British controlled Egypt Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades Greece https://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/operations/greece_e.html 1941 German Afrika Korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the Italians 1941 Germany and the Soviet Union (USSR) sig the Nazi-Soviet Pact https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-soviet-pact#:~:text=The%20German%2DSoviet%20Pact%20was%20an%20agreement%20signed%20by%20Nazi,Minister%20Vyacheslav%20Molotov%20negotiated%20it. Mar 1, 1941 Bulgaria joins the Axis Powers Jun 22, 1941 Germany joined by Axis allies and Finland attack the USSR Jul 1, 1941 1st Battle of EI Alamein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_El_Alamein#:~:text=The%20First%20Battle%20of%20El,and%20Commonwealth)%20forces%20of%20the Dec 8, 1941 The Japanese gain control over the Philippines, French Indochina, and Singapore https://www.pacificatrocities.org/japanese-invasion-conquest-of-philippines.html Dec 8, 1941 The Unites States declares war on Japan. Germany and Italy soon declare war on the United States May 4, 1942 The Battle of Coral Sea Jun 3, 1942 The Battle of Midway Aug 7, 1942 The Battle of Guadalcanal https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Guadalcanal Aug 23, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad Oct 23, 1942 2nd Battle of EI Alamein Sep 3, 1943 Italy surrenders unconditionally 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. Jun 6, 1944 Operation Overlord, D-day Aug 25, 1944 Paris is liberated https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/liberation-paris Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Conference Feb 19, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9rMTlJNcIQ Apr 1, 1945 Battle of Okinawa Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes President https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/looking-back-at-the-day-fdr-died Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini is executed Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide May 8, 1945 V-E Day Jul 17, 1945 Potsdam, Conference https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf Aug 6, 1945 U.S drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 U.S drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki https://www.britannica.com/event/atomic-bombings-of-Hiroshima-and-Nagasaki#:~:text=When%20were%20the%20atomic%20bombs,AM%20on%20August%209%2C%201945. Aug 15, 1945 V-J Day
