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Mutual Assistance Treaty
Britain and Poland signed a Mutual Assistance Treaty agreeing to gather and exchange information -
WWII begins
the Prime Minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain, declared war on Germany. It involved many of the world's countries. -
Battle of Atlantic
Canada declares war on Germany; Battle of the Atlantic begins. -
Peace With Finland
Finland signs a peace treaty with Soviets. -
Nazi Invasion
Nazis invaded France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands -
Paris is attacked
Germans bombed Paris; Dunkirk evacuation ended -
Battle of Britain
A three-month battle fought in the skies over Britain included destructive bombing raids on London and other cities, but by the end of October the British handed Hitler his first defeat. -
General Rommel
German General Erwin Rommel arrives in Tripoli, North Africa. -
President Roosevelt signed the Lend-Lease Act.
Congress authorized the sale, lease, transfer, or exchange of arms and supplies to 'any country whose defense the president deems vital to the defense of the United States.'" -
The U.S. gets involved
United States freezes German and Italian assets in America. -
Kiev massacre
Nazis murdered 33,771 Jews at Kiev. -
War declared on the U.S.
Hitler declares war on the United States. -
Declaration of United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations
The name United Nations was originally used to denote the countries allied against Germany, Italy, and Japan. On January 1, 1942, 26 countries signed the Declaration by United Nations, which set forth the war aims of the Allied powers. -
Casablanca conference between Churchill and Roosevelt.
During the conference, Roosevelt announces the war can end only with "unconditional German surrender." -
Berlin bombing
Soviet troops begin an offensive on the Belorussian front; First major daylight bombing raid on Berlin by the Allies. -
Paratroops in Europe
Overlord was set into motion. An advance wave of paratroopers flied to drop spots over France late in the evening and descend into enemy territory. -
D-Day
Over 160,000 Allied troops and 30,000 vehicles landed along a 50-mile stretch of fortified French coastline and began fighting on the beaches of Normandy. -
The Battle of the Bulge
Hitler sent a quarter of a million troops across an 85-mile stretch of the Allied front, from southern Belgium into Luxembourg. In deadly cold winter weather, German troops advanced some 50 miles into the Allied lines, creating a deadly "bulge" pushing into Allied defenses. -
V-J Day
Japanese sign the surrender agreement -
Nuremberg war crimes trials begin
Series of trials of accused Nazi war criminals, conducted by a U.S., French, and Soviet military tribunal based in Nuremberg.
