world war 2 timeline

By msm217449@gnspes.ca

  • winter war between USSR and finland. war ends when finland cedes border lands to the USSR

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

  • italy invades greece

  • battle of atlantic

    battle of atlantic

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

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

  • Great britan anf france declare war on germany

    Great britan anf france declare war on germany

  • USSR attacks poland from the east. poland soon falls and is divided between the germans and russians

    USSR attacks poland from the east. poland soon falls and is divided between the germans and russians

  • slovakia, hungary, romania join the axis powers

    slovakia, hungary, romania join the axis powers

  • germany invades and captures denmark and norway

    germany invades and captures denmark and norway

  • Germany attacks western Europe luxemberg Netherlands, belguimand nothern france

    Germany attacks western Europe luxemberg Netherlands, belguimand nothern france

  • italy joins the war and on june 27 invades southern france

  • USSR gains control over the baltic states estonia latvia lithuania)

    USSR gains control over the baltic states estonia latvia lithuania)

  • battle of britain

    battle of britain

  • Germany italy and japan sign the tripartite pact

    Germany italy and japan sign the tripartite pact

  • italy invades british controlled egypt

    italy invades british controlled egypt

  • German afrika korps are sent to North africa to reinforce the italians

    German afrika korps are sent to North africa to reinforce the italians

  • Bulgaria joins the axis powers

    Bulgaria joins the axis powers

  • germany joned by axis allies anf finland attack the USSR

    germany joned by axis allies anf finland attack the USSR

  • the japanese launch a suprise attack on the U.S. naval base n pearl harbor hawaii

    the japanese launch a suprise attack on the U.S. naval base n pearl harbor hawaii

  • the united states declares war on japan. germany and italy soon declare war on the united states

    the united states declares war on japan. germany and italy soon declare war on the united states

  • the japanese gain control over the philipines, french indochina, and signapore

    the japanese gain control over the philipines, french indochina, and signapore

  • the bataan death march begings as the imperial japanese army forces filipino and the american prisoners of war to march 60 tortured-filled miles

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

  • battle of coral sea

    battle of coral sea

  • the battle of midway

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AP0Jx23qsM

  • the battle of guadalcanal

    the battle of guadalcanal

  • battle of starlingrad

    battle of starlingrad

  • 2nd battle of alamein

    2nd battle of alamein

  • the battle of bulge

    the battle of bulge

  • italy surrenders unconditionally

  • operation overload D-day

    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.

  • yalta conference

    yalta conference

  • Battle of lwo jima

    Battle of lwo jima

  • V-E day

    V-E day

  • battle of okinawa

    battle of okinawa

  • mussolini is executed

  • hitler commits suicied

    hitler commits suicied

  • potsdam conference

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v_CapsWAO8

  • U.S. drops an atomic bomb on hiroshima

    U.S. drops an atomic bomb on hiroshima

  • U.S. drops an atomic bomb on nagasaki

    U.S. drops an atomic bomb on nagasaki

  • V-J day

    V-J day

  • FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes president

    FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes president

  • 1st battle of El Alamein

    1st battle of El Alamein

  • paris is liberated

  • Germany attacks poland

    Germany attacks poland