World War II timeline.

Sep 1, 1939

World War II
Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Sep 2, 1945

World War II
Sep 3, 1939

Hitler Declares War
Dec 17, 1939

Hitler order a German battleship to be blown up
May 10, 1940

Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
May 10, 1940

Chamberlain resigns as Britain's prime minister; Churchhill take over
May 12, 1940

Germans cross French frontier
May 26, 1940

using air/tank/infantry “Blitzkrieg” tactics. Dunkerque evacuation > about 335,000 out of 400,000 Allied soldiers rescued from Belgium by British civilian and naval craft
Jun 10, 1940

Italy declares war on France and Britain; invades France
Jun 14, 1940

Germans enter Paris; city undefended
Jun 22, 1940

France and Germany sign armistice at Compiègne
Nov 14, 1940

Nazis bomb Coventry, England
Apr 17, 1941

Germans launch attacks in Balkans. Yugoslavia surrenders—General Mihajlovic continues guerrilla warfare; Tito leads left-wing guerrillas
Apr 27, 1941

Nazi tanks enter Athens; remnants of British Army quit Greece Read more: World War II (1939–1945) — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001288.html#ixzz1Iwpvv4tV
Jun 22, 1941

Hitler attacks Russia
Aug 14, 1941

Atlantic Charter—FDR and Churchill agree on war aims
Dec 7, 1941

Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, Philippines, Guam force U.S. into war; U.S. Pacific fleet crippled
Dec 11, 1941

U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan. Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.; Congress declares war on those countries
Feb 15, 1942

British surrender Singapore to Japanese
Feb 19, 1942

Roosevelt orders Japanese and Japanese Americans in western U.S. to be exiled to “relocation centers,” many for the remainder of the war
Apr 9, 1942

U.S. forces on Bataan peninsula in Philippines surrender
May 6, 1942

U.S. and Filipino troops on Corregidor island in Manila Bay surrender to Japanese Read more: World War II (1939–1945) — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001288.html#ixzz1JDxXjDs3
Jun 10, 1942

Village of Lidice in Czechoslovakia razed by Nazis
Nov 8, 1942

U.S. and Britain land in French North Africa
Jan 14, 1943

Casablanca Conference—Churchill and FDR agree on unconditional surrender goal
Jan 22, 1943

U.S. and British troops land at Anzio on west Italian coast and hold beachhead
Feb 1, 1943

German 6th Army surrenders at Stalingrad—turning point of war in RussiaRead more: World War II (1939–1945) — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001288.html#ixzz1JDz65jRl
May 12, 1943

Remnants of Nazis trapped on Cape Bon, ending war in Africa
Jun 4, 1943

U.S. and British troops enter Rome
Jun 6, 1943

D-Day—Allies launch Normandy invasion
Jul 20, 1943

Hitler wounded in bomb plot
Jul 25, 1943

Mussolini deposed; Badoglio named premier
Aug 25, 1943

Paris liberated
Sep 3, 1943

Allied troops land on Italian mainland after conquest of Sicily
Sep 8, 1943

Italy surrenders
Sep 10, 1943

Nazis seize Rome
Oct 13, 1943

Athens freed by Allies
Oct 20, 1943

Americans invade Philippines
Nov 22, 1943

Cairo Conference: FDR, Churchill, Chiang Kai-shek pledge defeat of Japan, free Korea
Nov 28, 1943

Tehran Conference: FDR, Churchill, Stalin agree on invasion plans
Dec 16, 1943

Germans launch counteroffensive in Belgium—Battle of the Bulge
Jan 22, 1944

U.S. and British troops land at Anzio on west Italian coast and hold beachhead
Jun 4, 1944

U.S. and British troops enter Rome
Jun 6, 1944

D-Day—Allies launch Normandy invasion
Jul 20, 1944

Hitler wounded in bomb plot
Aug 25, 1944

Paris liberated
Oct 13, 1944

Athens freed by Allies
Oct 20, 1944

Americans invade Philippines
Dec 16, 1944

Germans launch counteroffensive in Belgium—Battle of the Bulge
Feb 11, 1945

Yalta Agreement signed by FDR, Churchill, Stalin—establishes basis for occupation of Germany, returns to Soviet Union lands taken by Germany and Japan; USSR agrees to friendship pact with China
Apr 28, 1945

Mussolini killed at Lake Como
May 1, 1945

Admiral Doenitz takes command in Germany; suicide of Hitler announced
May 2, 1945

Berlin falls
May 7, 1945

Germany signs unconditional surrender terms at Rheims
May 8, 1945

Allies declare V-E Day
Jul 17, 1945

Stalin establish council of foreign ministers to prepare peace treaties; plan German postwar government and reparations
Jul 29, 1945

Potsdam Conference—Truman, Churchill, Atlee
Aug 6, 1945

A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima by U.S.
Aug 8, 1945

USSR declares war on Japan
Aug 9, 1945

Nagasaki hit by A-bomb
Aug 14, 1945

Japan agrees to surrender
Sep 2, 1945

V-J Day—Japanese sign surrender terms aboard battleship Missouri

World War II

World War II

Hitler Declares War

Hitler order a German battleship to be blown up

Nazis invade Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg

Chamberlain resigns as Britain's prime minister; Churchhill take over

Germans cross French frontier

using air/tank/infantry “Blitzkrieg” tactics. Dunkerque evacuation > about 335,000 out of 400,000 Allied soldiers rescued from Belgium by British civilian and naval craft

Italy declares war on France and Britain; invades France

Germans enter Paris; city undefended

France and Germany sign armistice at Compiègne

Nazis bomb Coventry, England

Germans launch attacks in Balkans. Yugoslavia surrenders—General Mihajlovic continues guerrilla warfare; Tito leads left-wing guerrillas

Nazi tanks enter Athens; remnants of British Army quit Greece Read more: World War II (1939–1945) — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001288.html#ixzz1Iwpvv4tV

Hitler attacks Russia

Atlantic Charter—FDR and Churchill agree on war aims

Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, Philippines, Guam force U.S. into war; U.S. Pacific fleet crippled

U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan. Germany and Italy declare war on U.S.; Congress declares war on those countries

British surrender Singapore to Japanese

Roosevelt orders Japanese and Japanese Americans in western U.S. to be exiled to “relocation centers,” many for the remainder of the war

U.S. forces on Bataan peninsula in Philippines surrender

U.S. and Filipino troops on Corregidor island in Manila Bay surrender to Japanese Read more: World War II (1939–1945) — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001288.html#ixzz1JDxXjDs3

Village of Lidice in Czechoslovakia razed by Nazis

U.S. and Britain land in French North Africa

Casablanca Conference—Churchill and FDR agree on unconditional surrender goal

U.S. and British troops land at Anzio on west Italian coast and hold beachhead

German 6th Army surrenders at Stalingrad—turning point of war in RussiaRead more: World War II (1939–1945) — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001288.html#ixzz1JDz65jRl

Remnants of Nazis trapped on Cape Bon, ending war in Africa

U.S. and British troops enter Rome

D-Day—Allies launch Normandy invasion

Hitler wounded in bomb plot

Mussolini deposed; Badoglio named premier

Paris liberated

Allied troops land on Italian mainland after conquest of Sicily

Italy surrenders

Nazis seize Rome

Athens freed by Allies

Americans invade Philippines

Cairo Conference: FDR, Churchill, Chiang Kai-shek pledge defeat of Japan, free Korea

Tehran Conference: FDR, Churchill, Stalin agree on invasion plans

Germans launch counteroffensive in Belgium—Battle of the Bulge

U.S. and British troops land at Anzio on west Italian coast and hold beachhead

U.S. and British troops enter Rome

D-Day—Allies launch Normandy invasion

Hitler wounded in bomb plot

Paris liberated

Athens freed by Allies

Americans invade Philippines

Germans launch counteroffensive in Belgium—Battle of the Bulge

Yalta Agreement signed by FDR, Churchill, Stalin—establishes basis for occupation of Germany, returns to Soviet Union lands taken by Germany and Japan; USSR agrees to friendship pact with China

Mussolini killed at Lake Como

Admiral Doenitz takes command in Germany; suicide of Hitler announced

Berlin falls

Germany signs unconditional surrender terms at Rheims

Allies declare V-E Day

Stalin establish council of foreign ministers to prepare peace treaties; plan German postwar government and reparations

Potsdam Conference—Truman, Churchill, Atlee

A-bomb dropped on Hiroshima by U.S.

USSR declares war on Japan

Nagasaki hit by A-bomb

Japan agrees to surrender

V-J Day—Japanese sign surrender terms aboard battleship Missouri