ww2 timeline

By batgang
  • Hitlers rain over Europe

    Hitlers rain over Europe
    Hitler soon after he was voted into being controller of germany started to create his own army in secret to build up to start taking land.
  • poland invasion

    The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, was a joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany,the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland
    The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, was a joint invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak contingent, that marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. The German invasion began on 1 September 1939, one week after the signing of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, while the Soviet invasion commenced on 17 September
  • spark of WW2

    soon after the invasion of poland France and Britain declared war on Germany,and soon after started to battle each other.
  • europe in on fire

    Now that their is a war uproaring in europe their are people scared and men joining the army.soon men will be on the fronts battling each other.
  • Operation barbarossa

    Operation barbarossa
    during this operation is when hitler attacked/turned against Stalin and invaded Russia with "Blitzkrieg" or lighting war.
  • Russia losing its ground

    Russia losing its ground
    Took place:June 22, 1941 – December 5, 1941
    Russia during op. Barbarossa was losing ground very fast because of lighting war and didn't have enough time to to prepare their army.
  • Hitlers army at a halt

     Hitlers army at a halt
    During this time winter was approaching fast on the two side.what didn't think about was how harsh it was.the Russians can handle, well because they live in that winter their whole life.By this happening the Nazi army was at a halt and coudnt go any futher because low supplies of warmth,clothes,food,and fuel
  • Allied invade italy

    Allied invade italy
    The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious landing on mainland of Italy,during the early stages of the Italian Campaign German forces tried to help but failed. The main invasion force landed around Salerno on 9 September on the western coast and slowly moved up to Rome where Italy finally surrender to Allied forces.
  • Russia on the offence

    Russia on the offence
    Soon when russia realized the germany was at a halt they attacked them launching a massive army of over 2 million+ soldiers at the german in winter.Germany had no chance to win but to fall back and try to defend.
  • The united states prepares to invade Normandy

    The united states prepares to invade Normandy
    once japan attack pearl harbor and declared war on the U.S so did Germany.later all the allies gathered to launch a massive attack to invade Normandy and move up slowly.
  • allies invade Normandy

    allies invade Normandy
    On this day, june 6,1944 the americans attacked germany for the first in troop battle.so many people fought to invade/secure the beaches for the allies to get a foothold in europe.Over 425,000 Allied and German troops were killed, wounded or went missing during the Battle of Normandy. This figure includes over 209,000 Allied casualties, with nearly 37,000 dead amongst the ground forces and a further 16,714 deaths amongst the Allied air forces
  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge
    The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945) was a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe. The two forces kept gaining and losing ground because of lack of soldiers.
  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain