WW2 Timespan By IIslaK_the_roblox_master779 Period: 1939 to 1942 Battle of the atlantic https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-the-atlantic Mar 1, 1939 Bulgaria joins the axis powers May 10, 1939 Germany attacks poland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II Aug 23, 1939 Germany and the Soviet union sign the Nazi-Soviet pact Sep 3, 1939 Great britain and france declare war on germany Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 USSR attacks Poland from the east Poland soon falls and is divided between the Germans Period: Nov 30, 1939 to Mar 13, 1940 Winter war between USSR and Finland. War ends when Finland cedes border lands to the USSR V-https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/a-short-history-of-the-winter-war Period: Apr 9, 1940 to Jun 9, 1941 germant 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. Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 22, 1940 germany attacks western Europe Luxemburg 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 the war and on June 27 invades southern france Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Aug 6, 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. Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940 Battle of britain https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-britain Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the tripartite pact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripartite_Pact Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades greece https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-invades-greece 1941 Germany Afrika Korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the italians https://www.britannica.com/topic/Afrika-Korps Jun 22, 1941 Germany joined by axis allies and finland attacks the USSR https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-powers-in-world-war-ii Dec 7, 1941 the Japanese launch a surprise attack on the US naval base in Pearl harbour Hawaii Dec 8, 1941 The United States declares war on Japan Germany and Italy soon declare war on the United states Period: Dec 8, 1941 to 1942 the Japanese gain control over the phillipines 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 japanese army forces Filipino and American prisoners of war to march 60 tortured filled miles https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf Period: May 4, 1942 to May 8, 1942 battle of coral sea https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/wars-conflicts-and-operations/world-war-ii/1942/battle-of-coral-sea.html Period: Jun 3, 1942 to Jun 7, 1943 the battle of midway https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/battle-midway Period: Aug 7, 1942 to Feb 9, 1943 the battle of guadalcanal https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Guadalcanal Period: Aug 22, 1942 to Feb 2, 1940 Battle of stalingrad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 5, 1943 second battle of el alamein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein Period: Dec 16, 1942 to Jan 2, 1945 Battle of the bulge https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Bulge Period: Feb 4, 1943 to Feb 11, 1933 Yalta Conference https://www.google.com/search?q=yalta+conference&rlz=1CAOUAQ_enCA1134&oq=Yalta+Conference&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCggAEAAYsQMYgAQyCggAEAAYsQMYgAQyBwgBEAAYgAQyBwgCEAAYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyBwgHEAAYgAQyBwgIEAAYgAQyBwgJEAAYgASoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on Period: Jul 1, 1943 to Jul 27, 1943 First 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 Sep 3, 1943 Italy surrenders unconditionally https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II/Italys-entry-into-the-war-and-the-French-Armistice Jun 6, 1944 operation overload D-day https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II/Italys-entry-into-the-war-and-the-French-Armistice Aug 9, 1944 US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZgKZztCUWE Aug 25, 1944 Paris is liberated 1945 Slovakia Hungary Romania join the axis power https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1940 Battle of Iwo Jima https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Iwo-Jima Period: Apr 1, 1945 to Jun 2, 1945 Battle of Okinawa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 executed Apr 30, 1945 hitler commits suicide https://www.britannica.com/question/How-did-Adolf-Hitler-diehttps://www.britannica.com/question/How-did-Adolf-Hitler-die May 8, 1945 V-E day Period: Jul 17, 1945 to Aug 21, 1945 Potsdam conference https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf Aug 6, 1945 Us drops an atomic bomb on Hirishima Aug 15, 1945 V-J day Sep 13, 1945 Italy invades British controlled egypt
