WW2 Timeline By BMC_AVA2011 Period: 1939 to 1945 Battle of the atlantic https://www.britannica.com/search?query=battle+of+the+atlantic Aug 23, 1939 Germany and the soviet union sign Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacks poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Poland Sep 17, 1939 USSR attacks poland from the east. Poland soon fails and is devided between germans 1940 Slovakia,Hungary,Romania join the axis powers May 10, 1940 Germany attacks western europe Northern france falls https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Allied_invasion_of_Germany May 19, 1940 Germany invades and captures Jun 10, 1940 italy joins the war Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Aug 6, 1940 USSR gains control over the baltic states ( Estonia,Lavita,Lithurania) Jul 10, 1940 Battel of Britain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain Sep 13, 1940 Italy invades britain Sep 21, 1940 Germany italy and japan sign the trpiartite pact Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades greece 1941 German Afrika Korps are sent to north africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Korps Jun 22, 1941 Germany is joined by axis allies and finland attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_powers Dec 7, 1941 The japenese launch a suprise attack on the U.S. naval base in pearl harbour,Hawaii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor Dec 8, 1941 The united states declares war on japan.Germany and italy soon declare war on the United states Dec 8, 1941 The japanese gain control over the philipines,french indonesia and singapore Apr 9, 1942 The bataan Death march begins as the emperial japenese army forces filipino and american prisoners of war to march 60 toutured filled miles Jun 7, 1942 The battle of midway Jun 8, 1942 The battle of the coral sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea Jul 1, 1942 1st Battle of El Alamein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein Period: Aug 7, 1942 to Feb 9, 1943 The battle of guadalcanal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_campaign Aug 23, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad Oct 23, 1942 2nd Battle of El Alamein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein Jun 6, 1944 Operation overlord-D-day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings Aug 25, 1944 Paris is liberated Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 Battle of the bulge Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Feb 11, 1945 Yalta Conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yalta_Conference Feb 11, 1945 Winter War between USSR and Finland. War ends when finland cedes border lands to the USSR Feb 19, 1945 Battle of Iwo 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 10, 1945 Mussoloni is executed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Benito_Mussolini Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies harry truman becomes president https://millercenter.org/president/fdroosevelt/death-of-the-president Apr 20, 1945 Great britain and france declare war on germany Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Adolf_Hitler May 6, 1945 VE day Period: Jul 17, 1945 to Aug 2, 1937 Postdam conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam_Conference Aug 6, 1945 U.S drops and atomic bomb on hiroshima https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 US drops an atomic bomb on nagasaki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 V-J Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day Sep 5, 1945 Italy surrenders unconditionally https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Instrument_of_Surrender
