WW2 timeline | Timetoast Timelines

Oct 28, 1936

Italy invades greece
Period: 1939 to 1945

Battle of the Atlantic

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-the-atlantic
Aug 23, 1939

Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Nazi-Soviet pact

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.
Sep 1, 1939

Germany attacks Poland

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.
Sep 3, 1939

Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

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.
1940

slovakia hungary romania join the axis powers
Period: Apr 9, 1940 to Jun 9, 1940

Germany invades and captures Denmark ad Norway

https://www.annefrank.org/en/timeline/61/germany-invades-denmark-and-norway/#:~:text=Under%20the%20code%20name%20'Operation,surrendered%20on%209%20June%201940.
Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 22, 1940

Germany attacks western Europe

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.
Jun 10, 1940

Italy joins the war and invade southern france
Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940

Battle of Britain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain
Sep 13, 1940

Italy envades British controlled Eqypt
Sep 27, 1940

Germany Italy and Japan sign the Tripartit pact

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tripartite-Pact#:~:text=Tripartite%20Pact%2C%20agreement%20concluded%20by,States%20from%20entering%20the%20conflict.
1941

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_African_campaign#:~:text=The%20Italian%2010th%20Army%20was,and%20prevent%20an%20Axis%20defeat.
Jun 22, 1941

Germany joined by Axis allies and Finland attacks the USSR

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland_in_World_War_II#:~:text=Finland%20then%20turned%20to%20Nazi,would%20invade%20the%20Soviet%20Union.
Apr 9, 1942

the bataan death march begins as the imperial japanese army forces
May 4, 1942

battle of the coral sea
Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jul 27, 1942

1st Battle of El Alamein

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_El_Alamein#:~:text=The%20First%20Battle%20of%20El,and%20Commonwealth)%20forces%20of%20the
Period: Jul 17, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943

Battle of Stalingrad

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad
Aug 7, 1942

the battle of guadalcanal
Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 5, 1942

2nd Battle of El Alamein

https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/battle-alamein
Sep 3, 1943

italy surrenders unconditionally
Jun 6, 1944

Operation overlord, D-day
Aug 25, 1944

Paris is liberated
Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945

Battle of the Bulge

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge
Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945

Battle of two Jima

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
Period: Apr 1, 1945 to Jun 22, 1945

Battle of Okinawa

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa
Apr 11, 1945

FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes president

https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/trivia/biographical-sketch-harry-truman
Apr 28, 1945

mussolini is executed
Period: Jul 17, 1945 to Sep 21, 1945

potsdam conference
Mar 1, 2024

Bulgaria joins the Axis Powers

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