World War II Timeline by Wynona James

By jameswr

  • World War II Starts

  • The Blitzkrieg Was First Used

    This was a new style of fighting that used mainly tanks, airplanes, and trucks

  • Nazis Invade Poland

  • The Finnish-Soviet War Starts

  • The Finnish-Soviet War Ends

  • Nazis Invade Norway

  • Nazis Invade Denmark

  • Nazis Invade the Netherlands

  • Nazis Invade France

  • More V2 Rockets Fell On Belgium

    More V2 rockets fell on Belgium than the British Kingdom; The V2 rocket was part of Hitler's "Wunderwaffe" program of super-weapons

  • Italy Decalred War on Britain and France

  • The Battle of Britain Starts

    This was fought between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe

  • The Battle of Britain Ends

  • The Axis Powers Started Operation Barbarossa

  • German Military Lost More Men To Frostbite

    The German military lost more men to frostbite than they did to the Soviet army

  • The German Military Used Over 3 Million Pack Animals

    The German military used over 3 million pack animals, mostly horses, during their invasion of the USSR

  • Soviets Created Katyusha

    Soviets created Katyusha, which is a weapon that can fire 320 rockets in 25 seconds

  • The US entered WWII

  • Selling New Cars Was Illegal

    Between Dec. 7, 1941 and September 22, 1945 it was illegal to sell a new car in the US, nor were they even produced during the entire war period

  • Japan Loses the Battle of Midway

  • Italy Surrenders

  • Italy Switched from Axis to Allied

  • Invasion of Okinawa

    The invasion of Okinawa was larger than D-Day: Approximately 40,000 American troops landed on Okinawa while only 24,000 US, British, and Canadian troops landed in Normand on D-Day

  • Approx. 11 Million People Were Killed

    Approximately 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust

  • 1.5 Million Children Died

    1.5 million children died during the Holocaust

  • Japan Surrenders

  • World War II Ends

  • Roughly 50 Million People Were Killed During WWII

  • Only 10,000 U-Boat Soldiers Returned

    Of the 40,000 men who fought on U-boats during WW2, only 10,000 returned

  • Over 1 Million Japanese Troops

    Over 1 million Japanese troops were involved in the war