WW2 Timeline

By declanquinlan

  • Nazi Germany Annexes Austria

    Nazi Germany Annexes Austria
    Nazi Germany, Led by Hitler, takes over Austria going from the south of Germany in.

  • Battle Of Britain

    Battle Of Britain
    Battle between allies and Germany over England in airspace. Took place from 10 July – 31 October 1940

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    American Naval Base was attacked and bombed by Japanese, which brought US into war.

  • Coral Sea

    Coral Sea
    Major naval battle between Allies and Japan from 4–8 May 1942

  • Midway

    Midway
    Air battle between Japanese and Allied forces lasting from 4–7 June 1942

  • Stalingrad

    Stalingrad
    Major Battle between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) lasted from August 23, 1942 – February 2, 1943

  • D-Day

    D-Day
    Allied Forces invade Normandy, France

  • Battle of The Bulge

    Battle of The Bulge
    Major German Offensive attck going from Dec 1944-January 1945, and taking place primarily in Belgium, Luxembourg and France.

  • US Bombing of Japan

    US Bombing of Japan
    US drops bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of the war resulting in Japanese surrender. Took place 6–9 August 1945