WW2 timeline

battle of midway

Jun 3, 1932

Italy invades greece

Oct 28, 1936

Battle of the Atlantic

Period: 1939 to 1945

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-the-atlantic

Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet pact

Aug 23, 1939

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-soviet-pact#:~:text=The%20German%2DSoviet%20Pact%20was%20an%20agreement%20signed%20by%20Nazi,Minister%20Vyacheslav%20Molotov%20negotiated%20it.

Germany attacks Poland

Sep 1, 1939

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/invasion-of-poland-fall-1939#:~:text=On%20September%201%2C%201939%2C%20Germany,to%20encircle%20and%20dismember%20Germany.

Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

Sep 3, 1939

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-event/holocaust/1939-1941/britain-and-france-declare-war#:~:text=Honoring%20their%20guarantee%20of%20Poland's,the%20German%20and%20British%20militaries.

ussr attacks poland from the east

Sep 17, 1939

winter war between ussr and finland

Nov 30, 1939

slovakia hungary romania join the axis powers

1940

Germany invades and captures Denmark ad Norway

Period: Apr 9, 1940 to Jun 9, 1940

https://www.annefrank.org/en/timeline/61/germany-invades-denmark-and-norway/#:~:text=Under%20the%20code%20name%20'Operation,surrendered%20on%209%20June%201940.

Germany attacks western Europe

Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 22, 1940

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-invasion-of-western-europe-may-1940#:~:text=Germany%20attacked%20in%20the%20west,to%20meet%20the%20German%20attack.

Italy joins the war and invade southern france

Jun 10, 1940

ussr gains control over the baltic states

Jun 14, 1940

Battle of Britain

Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940

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

Italy envades British controlled Eqypt

Sep 13, 1940

Germany Italy and Japan sign the Tripartit pact

Sep 27, 1940

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tripartite-Pact#:~:text=Tripartite%20Pact%2C%20agreement%20concluded%20by,States%20from%20entering%20the%20conflict.

German Afrika Korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the Italians

1941

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_African_campaign#:~:text=The%20Italian%2010th%20Army%20was,and%20prevent%20an%20Axis%20defeat.

Germany joined by Axis allies and Finland attacks the USSR

Jun 22, 1941

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland_in_World_War_II#:~:text=Finland%20then%20turned%20to%20Nazi,would%20invade%20the%20Soviet%20Union.

the japanese launch a surprise attack on the us narval base in pearl harbour hawaii

Dec 7, 1941

the us declares war against japan. germany and italy soon declare war on the us

Dec 8, 1941

the japanese gain control over philippines, french indochina and singapore

Dec 8, 1941

the bataan death march begins as the imperial japanese army forces

Apr 9, 1942

battle of the coral sea

May 4, 1942

1st Battle of El Alamein

Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jul 27, 1942

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_El_Alamein#:~:text=The%20First%20Battle%20of%20El,and%20Commonwealth)%20forces%20of%20the

Battle of Stalingrad

Period: Jul 17, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943

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

the battle of guadalcanal

Aug 7, 1942

2nd Battle of El Alamein

Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 5, 1942

https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/battle-alamein

italy surrenders unconditionally

Sep 3, 1943

Operation overlord, D-day

Jun 6, 1944

Paris is liberated

Aug 25, 1944

Battle of the Bulge

Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945

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

yalta conference

Feb 4, 1945

Battle of two Jima

Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945

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

Battle of Okinawa

Period: Apr 1, 1945 to Jun 22, 1945

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

FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes president

Apr 11, 1945

https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/trivia/biographical-sketch-harry-truman

mussolini is executed

Apr 28, 1945

v-e day

May 8, 1945

potsdam conference

Period: Jul 17, 1945 to Sep 21, 1945

us drops an atomic bomb on hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

us drops an atomic bomb on nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

v-j day

Aug 15, 1945

Bulgaria joins the Axis Powers

Mar 1, 2024

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/bulgaria#:~:text=In%20early%20March%201941%2C%20Bulgaria,attack%20on%20Yugoslavia%20and%20Greece.