WW2 Timeline

Period: 1939 to 1945

Battle of the atlantics

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Atlantic
Aug 23, 1939

Germany and the Soviet Union (USSR) Sign the nazi-soviet pact
Sep 1, 1939

Germany attacks Poland
Sep 3, 1939

Great Britain and France declar war on germany
Oct 17, 1939

USSR attacks poland from the east, Poland soon falls and is divided between the Germans and Russians
Period: Nov 30, 1939 to Mar 13, 1940

Winter war between U\SSr and finland, Wars ends when finland cedes border lands to the USSR

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/a-short-history-of-the-winter-war
1940

Slovakia, Hungary, Romania join the axis powers
Period: Apr 1, 1940 to Jun 2, 1945

Battle of Okinawa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha5WvjOF7Rc
Period: Apr 9, 1940 to Jun 9, 1940

Germany invades and capture Demark and 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 9, 1940

Germany attacks western Europe. Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, and Northern France fall

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-invasion-of-western-europe-may-1940
Jun 10, 1940

Italy joins the war and, on June 27 southern France
Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Sep 6, 1940

USSR gains control over the Baltic states, (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JufBs5XPF3c
Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 30, 1940

Battle of Britan

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-britain
Sep 3, 1940

Great Britain France declare war on Germany
Sep 13, 1940

Italy invades British controlled by Egypt
Sep 27, 1940

Germany, Italy and japan sign the tripartite
Oct 28, 1940

Italy invades greece
1941

German Afrika Krops are sent to North Africa to reinforce the Italians
Mar 1, 1941

Bulgeria joins the Axis Powers
Jun 22, 1941

Germany joined by Axis allies and Finland attack the USSR
Period: Aug 22, 1941 to Feb 2, 1948

Battle of stalingrad

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad
Dec 7, 1941

The Japanese launch a surprise attract on the USA naval base in pearl harbor hawaii
Dec 8, 1941

The United States declare war on Japan, Germany and Italy soon declare war on the United states
Period: Dec 8, 1941 to 1942

The Japanese gain control over the Philippines, French Indochina and singapore

https://www.pacificatrocities.org/japanese-imperialism-through-the-lens-of-french-indochina.html
Apr 9, 1942

The Bataan death March begins as the imperial Japanese army force Filipino and American prisoners of wars to March 60 tortured fillied miles
Period: May 4, 1942 to Apr 8, 1942

The battle of coral sea

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Coral-Sea
Period: Jun 3, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942

The battle of the midway

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Midway
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: Aug 7, 1942 to Feb 9, 1943

The battle of Guadalcanal

https://www.britannica.com/event/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
Apr 9, 1944

FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes President
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://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Bulge
Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Feb 11, 1945

Yalta conference

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/yalta-conf
Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945

Battle of the Iwo Jima

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Iwo-Jima
Apr 25, 1945

Mussolini is excuted
Apr 30, 1945

Hitler commits suicide
May 8, 1945

V-E day
Period: Jul 17, 1945 to Aug 2, 1945

Potsdom Conference

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf
Aug 6, 1945

US drops an atomic bomb on hiroshima
Aug 9, 1945

US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki
Aug 15, 1945

V-J day

Battle of the atlantics

Germany and the Soviet Union (USSR) Sign the nazi-soviet pact

Germany attacks Poland

Great Britain and France declar war on germany

USSR attacks poland from the east, Poland soon falls and is divided between the Germans and Russians

Winter war between U\SSr and finland, Wars ends when finland cedes border lands to the USSR

Slovakia, Hungary, Romania join the axis powers

Battle of Okinawa

Germany invades and capture Demark and Norway

Germany attacks western Europe. Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, and Northern France fall

Italy joins the war and, on June 27 southern France

USSR gains control over the Baltic states, (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)

Battle of Britan

Great Britain France declare war on Germany

Italy invades British controlled by Egypt

Germany, Italy and japan sign the tripartite

Italy invades greece

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

Bulgeria joins the Axis Powers

Germany joined by Axis allies and Finland attack the USSR

Battle of stalingrad

The Japanese launch a surprise attract on the USA naval base in pearl harbor hawaii

The United States declare war on Japan, Germany and Italy soon declare war on the United states

The Japanese gain control over the Philippines, French Indochina and singapore

The Bataan death March begins as the imperial Japanese army force Filipino and American prisoners of wars to March 60 tortured fillied miles

The battle of coral sea

The battle of the midway

1st Battle of El Alamein

The battle of Guadalcanal

2nd Battle of El Alamein

Italy surrenders unconditionally

FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes President

Operation overlord, D-day

Paris is liberated

Battle of the bulge

Yalta conference

Battle of the Iwo Jima

Mussolini is excuted

Hitler commits suicide

V-E day

Potsdom Conference

US drops an atomic bomb on hiroshima

US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki

V-J day