WW2 timeline.

Sep 1, 1939

Germany invades Poland

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germans-invade-poland
Period: Sep 1, 1939 to Aug 14, 1945

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Sep 3, 1939

Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.
Sep 6, 1939

The ‘Phoney War’
Sep 17, 1939

Soviet Union invades eastern Poland.
Nov 30, 1939

Soviet Union invades Finland.
Apr 9, 1940

Germany begins occupation of Denmark and invades Norway.
May 10, 1940

Germany invades Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/as-germany-invades-holland-and-belgium-winston-churchill-becomes-prime-minister-of-great-britain
May 10, 1940

British Prime Minister, Chamberlain, resigns, replaced by Winston Churchill.

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/neville_chamberlain.htm
Jun 14, 1940

German army enters Paris.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/14/newsid_4485000/4485727.stm
Jul 10, 1940

Start of Battle of Britain

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battleofbritain.htm
Sep 27, 1940

Germany, Italy and Japan sign Tripartite Pact.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-tripartite-pact-is-signed-by-germany-italy-and-japan
Mar 30, 1941

German Afrika Korps begins offensive in N. Africa.
Apr 13, 1941

Soviets and Japanese sign neutrality pact.
Jun 22, 1941

Germany invades Soviet Union.

http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005164
Nov 25, 1941

Germans attack Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union.
Dec 7, 1941

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/wwii/jb_wwii_pearlhar_1.html
Dec 8, 1941

Allies (except Soviets) declare war on Japan.
Feb 15, 1942

Singapore falls to Japanese.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/singapore-falls-to-japan
Feb 19, 1942

Darwin bombed by the Japanese

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs195.aspx
Jun 4, 1942

Battle of Midway between Japan and the USA

http://www.history.co.uk/explore-history/ww2/battle-of-midway.html
Jul 31, 1942

Australians fight the Japanese at Kokoda

http://kokodachallenge.com/history-of-kokoda
Oct 23, 1942

Battle of El Alamein begins, in which allied troops led by Australians defeat the Germans.
Jan 30, 1943

Australians fight the Japanese at Kokoda
Jan 31, 1943

German surrender at Stalingrad.
May 12, 1943

Surrender of Axis forces in North Africa.
Jul 10, 1943

Allied landings in Sicily.
Jul 25, 1943

Mussolini's Italian Fascist government overthrown.
Sep 3, 1943

Italy signs armistice.
Jan 6, 1944

Soviets advance into Poland.
Jun 4, 1944

Rome captured by Allies.
Jun 6, 1944

Operation Overlord (D-Day) - Allied invasion of Normandy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/overlord_d_day_paris_01.shtml
Jul 20, 1944

German assassination attempt on Hitler fails.
Aug 25, 1944

Allies liberate Paris.
Nov 4, 1944

Surrender of Axis forces in Greece.
Nov 24, 1944

French capture Strasbourg.
Dec 16, 1944

German attack through Ardennes - Battle of the Bulge begins.

http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/worldwarii/p/bulge.htm
Jan 26, 1945

Soviets liberate Auschwitz.

http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/auschwitz/
Feb 19, 1945

US landings on Iwo Jima.

http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/battleiwojima.htm
Apr 23, 1945

Soviets enter Berlin.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/berlin.htm
Apr 28, 1945

Mussolini captured by partisans and executed.
Apr 30, 1945

Hitler commits suicide.
May 7, 1945

German unconditional surrender.
Aug 6, 1945

Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/atomic-bomb-dropped-on-hiroshima
Aug 14, 1945

Japanese surrender.

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/wwii-pac/japansur/js-8.htm

Germany invades Poland

WW2

Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.

The ‘Phoney War’

Soviet Union invades eastern Poland.

Soviet Union invades Finland.

Germany begins occupation of Denmark and invades Norway.

Germany invades Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

British Prime Minister, Chamberlain, resigns, replaced by Winston Churchill.

German army enters Paris.

Start of Battle of Britain

Germany, Italy and Japan sign Tripartite Pact.

German Afrika Korps begins offensive in N. Africa.

Soviets and Japanese sign neutrality pact.

Germany invades Soviet Union.

Germans attack Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union.

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.

Allies (except Soviets) declare war on Japan.

Singapore falls to Japanese.

Darwin bombed by the Japanese

Battle of Midway between Japan and the USA

Australians fight the Japanese at Kokoda

Battle of El Alamein begins, in which allied troops led by Australians defeat the Germans.

Australians fight the Japanese at Kokoda

German surrender at Stalingrad.

Surrender of Axis forces in North Africa.

Allied landings in Sicily.

Mussolini's Italian Fascist government overthrown.

Italy signs armistice.

Soviets advance into Poland.

Rome captured by Allies.

Operation Overlord (D-Day) - Allied invasion of Normandy.

German assassination attempt on Hitler fails.

Allies liberate Paris.

Surrender of Axis forces in Greece.

French capture Strasbourg.

German attack through Ardennes - Battle of the Bulge begins.

Soviets liberate Auschwitz.

US landings on Iwo Jima.

Soviets enter Berlin.

Mussolini captured by partisans and executed.

Hitler commits suicide.

German unconditional surrender.

Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

Japanese surrender.