Holocaust Timeline by Erica Julianne evans By 1eri_julianne3 May 13, 1939 The St. Louis sails from Hamburg, Germany Sep 1, 1939 World War 2 began Period: Sep 1, 1939 to May 7, 1945 World War 2 starting date & ending date Sep 3, 1939 Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany Apr 9, 1940 The defeat of Poland ended May 10, 1940 Germany began its assault on western Europe Jun 10, 1940 Italy joined the War Jun 22, 1940 France signed an armistice with Germany Apr 6, 1941 invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece Jun 22, 1941 the Germans and their allies invaded the Soviet Union Dec 6, 1941 Soviet troops launched a significant counter offensive Dec 7, 1941 Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii May 1, 1942 the British Royal Air Force carried out a raid on the German city of Cologne with 1,000 bombers Nov 11, 1942 Allied occupation of Morocco and Algeria triggered a German occupation of collaborationist Vichy France Jan 26, 1943 Soviet troops retake Voronezh Apr 19, 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising begins May 1, 1943 Axis military units in Africa surrendered Jul 5, 1943 Battle of Kursk Mar 19, 1944 Germans forces occupy Hungary Jun 6, 1944 Over 150,000 Allied soldiers landed in France Aug 1, 1944 Warsaw Polish uprising begins Jan 12, 1945 The Soviets began an offensive Mar 7, 1945 American troops crossed the Rhine River Apr 16, 1945 A final Soviet offensive Apr 30, 1945 Hitler committed suicide May 7, 1945 World War 2 ended Sep 2, 1945 Japan formally surrendered
