ww2

Bulgaria joins the axis powers

Mar 1, 1937

slovakia,hungary,romania join the axis powers

1938

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_powers#:~:text=The%20Tripartite%20Pact%20was%20signed,Bulgaria%20(1%20March%201941).

the battle midway

Jun 3, 1938

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway

Germany atacks poland

Sep 1, 1938

German afrika korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the Italians

1939

battle of Atlantic

1939

germany attacks western Europe Luxembourg Netherlands Belgium and northern France fall

Apr 9, 1939

Germany and the Soviet union USSR sign the Nazi Soviet pact

Aug 23, 1939

germany attaks poland

Sep 1, 1939

great brittain and france declare war on germany

Sep 3, 1939

ussr atacks poland from the east.poland soon falls and is divided between the germans and russians

Sep 17, 1939

2nd battle of El Alamein

Oct 23, 1939

winter war between USSR and finland , war ends when finland cedes border lands to the USSR

Nov 30, 1939

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War#:~:text=Hostilities%20ceased%20in%20March%201940,the%20country's%20international%20reputation%20suffered.

Germany invades and captures Denmark and Norway

Apr 9, 1940

the bataan death march begins as the imperial japenes army forces philipino and america prisoners of the war to march 60 tortured-filled miles

Apr 9, 1940

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-bataan-death-march

battle of coral sea

May 4, 1940

ussr gains control over the baltic states

Jun 14, 1940

paris is liberated

Aug 25, 1940

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-liberated

italy invades british controlled egypt

Sep 13, 1940

italy invades greece

Oct 28, 1940

the japenese launch a surprise atack on us noval base in pearl harbor hawaii

Dec 7, 1940

germany Italy and Japan sign the tripartite USSR

1941

germany joined by axis allies and finland attack the USSR

Jun 22, 1941

1st battle of EI Alamein

Jul 1, 1941

v-j day

Aug 15, 1941

the japenese gain controle over the philippines, french indochina and singapore

Dec 8, 1941

https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/c.php?g=105238&p=687104#:~:text=The%20Japanese%20occupation%20of%20the,the%20United%20States%20in%201946.

the united states declairs war in japan germany and italy soon declare war on the united states

Dec 8, 1941

https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/world-war-ii/#:~:tex

v-e day

May 8, 1942

italy joins the war and invades southern france

Jun 10, 1942

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_invasion_of_France#:~:text=The%20Italian%20invasion%20of%20France,of%20the%20Battle%20of%20France.&text=The%20Italian%20entry%20into%20the,Africa%20and%20the%20Mediterranean%20Sea.

battle of Britain

Jul 10, 1942

potsdam conference

Jul 17, 1942

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf

us drops on atomic bomb on hiroshima

Aug 6, 1942

the battle of guadalcanal

Aug 7, 1942

italy surrenders unconditonally

Sep 3, 1943

operation overload,d- day

Jun 6, 1944

battle of the bulge

Dec 16, 1944

Yalta conference

Feb 4, 1945

battle of Iwo jima

Feb 19, 1945

battle of okinawa

Apr 1, 1945

fdr dies harry Truman becomes president

Apr 12, 1945

mussolini is executed

Apr 28, 1945

hitler commits suicide

Apr 30, 1945

us drops an atomic bomb on nagasaki

Aug 6, 1945

https://www.britannica.com/event/atomic-bombings-of-Hiroshima-and-Nagasaki#:~:text=When%20were%20the%20atomic%20bombs,AM%20on%20August%209%2C%201945.

battle of Stalingrad

Aug 23, 191942