World War II Timeline

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland
  • Battle of Atlantic begins

    Battle of Atlantic begins
  • Soviets invade Poland

    Soviets invade Poland
  • Nazis invade Dnemark and Norway

    Nazis invade Dnemark and Norway
  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor
  • United States and Britain declar war on Japan

    United States and Britain declar war on Japan
  • Hitler declars war on the U.S.

    Hitler declars war on the U.S.
  • First all-American air attack in Europe

    First all-American air attack in Europe
  • Battle of Stalingrad begins.

    Battle of Stalingrad begins.
  • First bombing raid by Americans on Germany

    First bombing raid by Americans on Germany
  • Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin meet at Teheran

    Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin meet at Teheran
  • Germans counter-attack against the Anzio beachhead.

    Germans counter-attack against the Anzio beachhead.
  • D-Day landings on the northern coast of France

    D-Day landings on the northern coast of France
  • V-E Day

    V-E Day
  • United Nations charter is signed in San Francisco

    United Nations charter is signed in San Francisco
  • Japan signs the surrender agreement

    Japan signs the surrender agreement
  • United Nations is born

    United Nations is born