timeline for WW2 starting August 1939 to August 1945 S.R

By sherin rana
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    WW2 starting August 1939 to August 1945

  • Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia

    August 23 Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia sign a mutual non-aggression pact. The agreement is signed by German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop and Josef Stalin's commissar of foreign affairs, V. M. Molotov.

  • September 1 German troops and aircraft attack Poland.

    German troops and aircraft attack Poland. Soviet troops will invade Poland from the east on September 17, and Poland will surrender to the Germans on September 27.

  • September 3 After Hitler ignores their demand for German

    After Hitler ignores their demand for German withdrawal from Poland, and as the British ship Athenia is sunk by German U-boats off the coast of Ireland, Great Britain and France formally declare war on Germany.

  • Poland is partitioned between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia

    September 28 Poland is partitioned between Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia

  • Mussolini and Hitler announce Italy's formal alliance

    March 18 Mussolini and Hitler announce Italy's formal alliance with Germany against England and France.

  • British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlin resigns in disgrace

    May 7 British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlin resigns in disgrace. He will be replaced by Winston Churchill on May 10.

  • January 30. The U.S. government issues

    January 30. The U.S. government issues its first Social Security checks, totaling just over $75,000.

  • August 17 Germany declares a blockade of British waters

    August 17 Germany declares a blockade of British waters, and begins a bombing campaign which, by September, will be killing hundreds each day. In November, German air raids will kill more than 4,500 Britons.

  • January 6 Contrary to widespread isolationist sentiment

    January 6 Contrary to widespread isolationist sentiment, President Roosevelt recommends a "Land-Lease" program that will provide U.S. aid to the Allies.

  • Greece and Yugoslavia

    Greece and Yugoslavia are invaded by German troops.

  • Britain receives its first American "Lend-Lease"

    Britain receives its first American "Lend-Lease" aid shipments of food. By December, millions of tons of food will have arrived from the U.S.

  • Declaration of the United Nations

    January 1, 1942 - Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations.

  • Germans begin a U-boat

    January 13, 1942 - Germans begin a U-boat offensive along east coast of USA.

  • First American forces arrive in Great Britain.

    January 26, 1942 - First American forces arrive in Great Britain.

  • Americans capture Palermo

    July 22, 1943 - Americans capture Palermo, Sicily.

  • British bombing raid on Hamburg.

    July 24, 1943 - British bombing raid on Hamburg.

  • Soviet troops advance into Poland.

    January 6, 1944 - Soviet troops advance into Poland.

  • Allies bomb the monastery at Monte Cassino.

    February 15-18 - Allies bomb the monastery at Monte Cassino.

  • SS-Reichsführer Himmler commits suicide

    May 23, 1945 - SS-Reichsführer Himmler commits suicide; German High Command and Provisional Government imprisoned.

  • Atlee succeeds Churchill as British Prime Minister.

    July 26, 1945 - Atlee succeeds Churchill as British Prime Minister.

  • Japanese agree to unconditional surrender.

    August 14, 1945 - Japanese agree to unconditional surrender.

  • United Nations is born.

    October 24, 1945 - United Nations is born.