WW2 timeline By Jillianmacleod Aug 23, 1939 Germany and soviet union (USSR) 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://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/invasion-poland-september-1939 Sep 3, 1939 Battle of the atlantic https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-the-atlantic 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. Sep 17, 1939 USSR attacks poland from the east. Poland soon falls and is divided between the germans and russians https://www.britannica.com/event/Invasion-of-Polandhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Invasion-of-Poland Nov 30, 1939 Winter war between USSR and finland. War ends when finland cedes border land to the USSR https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/a-short-history-of-the-winter-war Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades and captures Denmark 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. May 10, 1940 Germany attacks Western europe luxembourg Netherlands belgium and Northern France Fall https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/dover-castle/history-and-stories/fall-of-france/#:~:text=Between%209%20May%20and%2022,Luxembourg%2C%20the%20Netherlands%20and%20Belgium. Jun 10, 1940 Italy joins war and, on june 27 invades southern France https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-declares-war-on-france-and-great-britain Jun 14, 1940 USSR gains control over the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia,Lithuania) https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/europe/1966-04-01/how-baltic-republics-fare-soviet-union#:~:text=The%20Baltic%20States%20of%20Estonia,republics%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union. Jul 10, 1940 Battle of Britain https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-britain Sep 13, 1940 Italy invades British controlled Egypt https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/struggle-north-africa-1940-43#:~:text=On%2011%20June%201940%2C%20Italy's,from%20their%20colony%20of%20Libya. Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite pact https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-tripartite-pact-is-signed-by-germany-italy-and-japan Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades Greece https://www.warmuseum.ca/cwm/exhibitions/newspapers/operations/greece_e.html Nov 24, 1940 Slovakia, Hungary, Romania joins the Axis powers https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-powers-in-world-war-ii 1941 German Afrika korps are sent to north africa to reinforce the italians https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/a-short-guide-to-the-war-in-africa-during-the-second-world-war Mar 1, 1941 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. Jun 22, 1941 Germany joined by axis allies and Finland attack the USSR https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-powers-in-world-war-ii Dec 7, 1941 The Japanese launch a suprise attack on the U.S naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/path-pearl-harbor#:~:text=On%20December%207%2C%201941%2C%20Japan,itself%20in%20a%20global%20war. Dec 8, 1941 The Japanese gain control over the philipines, French Indochina, and singapore https://www.pacificatrocities.org/japanese-imperialism-through-the-lens-of-french-indochina.html Dec 8, 1941 The united states declares war on Japan. Germany and italy soon declare war on the United states oc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/world-war-ii/#:~:text=After%20the%20Japanese%20bombing%20of,in%20the%20Second%20World%20War. 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 https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-bataan-death-march May 4, 1942 Battle of coral sea https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Coral-Sea Jun 3, 1942 Battle of Midway https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/battle-midway Jul 1, 1942 1st battle of el Almein https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2517/first-battle-of-el-alamein/ Aug 7, 1942 The battle of Guadalcanal https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Guadalcanal Aug 23, 1942 Battle of Stalingrad https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-battle-of-stalingrad Oct 23, 1942 2nd battle of El Alamein https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/battle-alamein Sep 3, 1943 Italy surrenders unconditionally https://www.theguardian.com/century/1940-1949/Story/0,,127606,00.html#:~:text=Thursday%209%20September%201943&text=Italy%20has%20surrendered%20unconditionally%20to,north%20and%20south%20of%20Rome. Jun 6, 1944 Operation Overlord, D-day https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/world-war-ii-d-day-invasion-normandy#:~:text=The%20D%2DDay%20operation%20of,the%20beaches%20of%20Normandy%2C%20France. Aug 25, 1944 Paris is liberated https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/liberation-paris Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Bulge Feb 4, 1945 Yalta conference https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/yalta-conf Feb 19, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9rMTlJNcIQ Apr 1, 1945 Battle of Okinawa https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-of-okinawa Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes president https://www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/wwii-75-marching-victory-7/ Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini is executed https://www.history.com/news/mussolinis-final-hours Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide May 8, 1945 V-E Day https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Experience/VE-Day/#:~:text=On%20May%208%2C%201945%20%2D%20known,%2C%20on%20June%206%2C%201944. Jul 17, 1945 potsdam conference https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf Aug 6, 1945 U.S drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/education/presidential-inquiries/decision-drop-atomic-bomb Aug 9, 1945 U.S drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 V-J day https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Experience/VJ-Day/#:~:text=V%2DJ%20Day%2C%20or%20Victory%20over,the%20world%20erupted%20in%20celebration.
