WW2 Timeline By HimothyHenry Period: 1939 to 1945 Battle of the Atlantic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Atlantic Aug 23, 1939 Germany and the Soviet Union USSR sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact Sep 3, 1939 Great Britan and France declare war on Germany Sep 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 USSR and Finland https://www.britannica.com/event/Russo-Finnish-War 1940 Slovakia, Hungary, Romania join the Axis Powers Period: Apr 9, 1940 to Jun 9, 1940 Germany joined by Axis allis and Finland attack the USSR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland_in_World_War_II#:~:text=Finland%20then%20turned%20to%20Nazi,would%20invade%20the%20Soviet%20Union. Period: Apr 9, 1940 to Jun 9, 1940 Germany invades and captures Denmark and Norway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_invasion_of_Denmark_(1940) 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%20G Jun 10, 1940 Italy joins the war and,on June 27, invades Southern France https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy/World-War-II Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Aug 6, 1940 USSR gains control over the Baltic States Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 15, 1940 Battle of Britain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sO5AXP2RjM Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades Greece 1941 German Afrika Korps are sent to Africa to reinforce the Italians 1941 Germany attacks Poland Jun 6, 1941 Operation Overlord D-Day Period: Aug 20, 1941 to Feb 2, 1942 Battle of Stralingrad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad Sep 3, 1941 Italy surrenders unconditionally Dec 7, 1941 The Japanese launch a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Period: Dec 8, 1941 to 1942 The Japanese gain control over the Philippines, French Indochina and Singapore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_the_Philippines Apr 9, 1942 The Bataan Death March begins as the imperial Japanese Army forces Filipino and American prisoners of war to march 60 tortured-filled miles Period: May 4, 1942 to May 8, 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0MXtVCJqsg Period: Jun 3, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 The Battle of the Midway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 Aug 7, 1942 The Battle of Guadalcanal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_campaign Period: Oct 25, 1942 to Nov 5, 1942 2nd Battle of El Alamein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein Apr 28, 1943 Mussolini is executed Aug 9, 1943 U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki Aug 25, 1944 Paris is liberated Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 Battle of the budge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Feb 11, 1945 Yalta Conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yalta_Conference Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Mar 1, 1945 Bulgaria joins the Axis Powers Period: Apr 1, 1945 to Jun 22, 1945 Battle of Okinawa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits sucide May 8, 1945 V-E Day Period: Jul 17, 1945 to 1945 Potsdam Conference https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf Aug 6, 1945 U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 15, 1945 V-J Day Sep 13, 1945 Italy invades British controlled Egypt Dec 8, 1945 The United States declares war on Japan. Germany and Italy soon declare war on the United States
