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WW2

By mainietoleire
  • Japan invades Manchuria.

    Japan invades Manchuria.

  • Germany and Italy signed a treaty

    Germany and Italy signed a treaty

    Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation, the Rome-Berlin Axis is announced.
  • Germany and Japan signed a pact

    Germany and Japan signed a pact

    Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, directed against the Soviet Union and the international Communist movement.
  • Initiating of the WW2 in the Pacific

    Initiating of the WW2 in the Pacific

    Japan invades China.
  • Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss.

    Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss.

  • Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania.

    Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania.

  • Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement

    Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement

    Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonaggression agreement and a secret codicil dividing eastern Europe into spheres of influence.
  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland

  • Germany invades Denmark and Norway

    Germany invades Denmark and Norway

    Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9.
  • Italy enters the war

    Italy enters the war

    Italy invades southern France on June 21.
  • The United States declares war on Japan

    The United States declares war on Japan

  • US and British troops land on Sicily

    US and British troops land on Sicily

    US and British troops land on Sicily. By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily.
  • Soviet troops liberate Kiev.

    Soviet troops liberate Kiev.

  • Allied troops liberate Rome.

    Allied troops liberate Rome.

    Within six weeks, Anglo-American bombers could hit targets in eastern Germany for the first time.
  • US troops land in the Philippines.

    US troops land in the Philippines.

  • Hitler commits suicide.

    Hitler commits suicide.

  • Germany surrenders to the western Allies.

    Germany surrenders to the western Allies.

  • The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

    The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

  • The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria.

    The Soviet Union declares war on Japan and invades Manchuria.

  • The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

    The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

  • Ending World War II

    Ending World War II

    Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender, Japan formally surrenders.