WWll Timeline

Period: 1939 to 1945

Battle of the Atlantic

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-the-atlantic
Aug 23, 1939

Germany and the Soviet Union (USSR) Sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact.

https://www.britannica.com/event/German-Soviet-Nonaggression-Pact
Sep 1, 1939

Germany Attacks Poland

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/invasion-of-poland-fall-1939#:~:text=On%20September%201%2C%201939%2C%20Germany,to%20encircle%20and%20dismember%20Germany.
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 the Russians

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/invasion-of-poland-fall-1939
Period: Nov 30, 1939 to Mar 13, 1940

Winter War Between USSR and Finland. War Ends When Finland Cedes Border Lands to the USSR.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/a-short-history-of-the-winter-war
Period: Apr 9, 1940 to Jun 9, 1940

Germany Invades and Captures Denmark and Norway.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-norway-and-denmark
Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 22, 1940

Germany Attacks Western Europe. Luxenbourg, Netherlands, Belgium, and Northern France Fall

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-invasion-of-western-europe-may-1940#:~:text=Germany%20attacked%20in%20the%20west,to%20meet%20the%20German%20attack.
Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Aug 6, 1940

USSR Gains Control Over the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania))
Jul 10, 1940

Italy Joins the War and, on June 27, Invades Southern France.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi4MwlJtgrU
Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940

Battle of Britain

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Britain-European-history-1940
Sep 13, 1940

Italy Invades British Controlled Egypt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl7LeNT-A9A
Sep 27, 1940

Germany, Italy, and Japan Sign the Tripartite Pact.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tripartite-Pact
Oct 28, 1940

Italy Invades Greece.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-invades-greece
Nov 1, 1940

Slovakia, Hungary, Romania Join the Axis Powers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkj_wq4qZME https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9TsuLYAGQo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83T4mfTBHHY
1941

German Afrika Korps are Sent to North Africa to Reinforce the Italians.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Korps
Mar 1, 1941

Bulgaria Joins the Axis Powers

https://www.britannica.com/place/Bulgaria/World-War-II
Jun 22, 1941

Germany Joined by Axis Allies and Finland Attack the USSR.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa
Dec 7, 1941

The Japanese Launch a Surprise attack on the U.S. Naval Base in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii.

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-happened-at-pearl-harbor
Dec 8, 1941

The United States Declares War on Japan. Germany and Italy Soon Declare War on the United States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_declaration_of_war_on_Japan
Period: Dec 8, 1941 to Apr 8, 1942

The Japanese Gain Control Over the Philipenes, 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 Japenese Army Forces Filipeno and Amarican Prisoners of War to March 60 Tortured-Filled Miles.

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march
Period: May 4, 1942 to May 8, 1942

The Battle of Coral Sea

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bataan-death-march
Period: Jun 3, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942

The Battle of Midway.

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/battle-midway
Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jul 27, 1942

1st Battle of El Alamein

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2517/first-battle-of-el-alamein/
Period: Aug 7, 1942 to Feb 9, 1943

The Battle of Guadalcanal

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Guadalcanal
Period: Aug 23, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943

Battle of Stalingrad

https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad
Sep 3, 1942

Italy Surrenders Unconditially.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1du5bgP_GJE
Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 5, 1942

2nd Battle of El Alamein

https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/battle-alamein
Jun 6, 1944

Operation Overlord, D-Day

https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/d-day
Aug 25, 1944

Paris is Liberated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNtEt-J9Ib4
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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4NPeiB2Sl8
Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945

Battle of Iwo Jima

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Iwo-Jima
Period: Mar 26, 1945 to Sep 7, 1945

Battle of Okinawa

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Okinawa
Apr 12, 1945

FDR Dies, Harry Truman Becomes President

https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/looking-back-at-the-day-fdr-died
Apr 28, 1945

Mussolini is Excecuted.

https://www.history.com/news/mussolinis-final-hours
Apr 30, 1945

Hitler Commits Suicide

https://www.britannica.com/question/How-did-Adolf-Hitler-die
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.
Period: Jul 17, 1945 to Aug 2, 1945

Potsdam Conference

https://www.britannica.com/event/Potsdam-Conference
Aug 6, 1945

U.S. Drops an Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#:~:text=On%206%20and%209%20August,weapons%20in%20an%20armed%20conflict.
Aug 9, 1945

U.S. Drops an Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki.

https://www.britannica.com/event/atomic-bombings-of-Hiroshima-and-Nagasaki#:~:text=When%20were%20the%20atomic%20bombs,AM%20on%20August%209%2C%201945.
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.

Battle of the Atlantic

Germany and the Soviet Union (USSR) Sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact.

Germany Attacks Poland

Great Britain and France Declare War on Germany.

USSR Attacks Poland From the East. Poland Soon Falls and is Divided Between the Germans and the Russians

Winter War Between USSR and Finland. War Ends When Finland Cedes Border Lands to the USSR.

Germany Invades and Captures Denmark and Norway.

Germany Attacks Western Europe. Luxenbourg, Netherlands, Belgium, and Northern France Fall

USSR Gains Control Over the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania))

Italy Joins the War and, on June 27, Invades Southern France.

Battle of Britain

Italy Invades British Controlled Egypt.

Germany, Italy, and Japan Sign the Tripartite Pact.

Italy Invades Greece.

Slovakia, Hungary, Romania Join the Axis Powers.

German Afrika Korps are Sent to North Africa to Reinforce the Italians.

Bulgaria Joins the Axis Powers

Germany Joined by Axis Allies and Finland Attack the USSR.

The Japanese Launch a Surprise attack on the U.S. Naval Base in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii.

The United States Declares War on Japan. Germany and Italy Soon Declare War on the United States

The Japanese Gain Control Over the Philipenes, French Indochina, and Singapore.

The Bataan Death March Begins as the Imperial Japenese Army Forces Filipeno and Amarican Prisoners of War to March 60 Tortured-Filled Miles.

The Battle of Coral Sea

The Battle of Midway.

1st Battle of El Alamein

The Battle of Guadalcanal

Battle of Stalingrad

Italy Surrenders Unconditially.

2nd Battle of El Alamein

Operation Overlord, D-Day

Paris is Liberated

Battle of the Bulge

Yalta Conference.

Battle of Iwo Jima

Battle of Okinawa

FDR Dies, Harry Truman Becomes President

Mussolini is Excecuted.

Hitler Commits Suicide

V-E Day

Potsdam Conference

U.S. Drops an Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima

U.S. Drops an Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki.

V-J Day