A timeline of WWII (Europe and Pacific included)

By snuruddin
  • Anschluss (Europe/European)

    Anschluss (Europe/European)

    The unification of Austria and
    Germany
  • Munich Conference (Europe/European)

    Munich Conference (Europe/European)

    GB and France give Hitler Sudetenland
  • Non Aggression Pact (Europe/European)

    Non Aggression Pact (Europe/European)

    Germany and USSR agree not to fight
  • Invasion of Poland/Germany Invades Poland (Europe/European)

    Invasion of Poland/Germany Invades Poland (Europe/European)

    The start of WWII
  • Miracle at Dunkirk (Europe/European)

    Miracle at Dunkirk (Europe/European)

    338,000 troops escape German capture
  • Paris Captured (Europe/European)

    Paris Captured (Europe/European)

    France surrenders to Germany
  • Battle of Britain (Europe/European)

    Battle of Britain (Europe/European)

    3 month bombing of Great Britain
  • Germany Invades USSR (Europe/European)

    Germany Invades USSR (Europe/European)

    Violates Non Aggression
    Treaty
  • Pearl Harbor (Pacific)

    Pearl Harbor (Pacific)

    Japan Unprovoked Attack of U.S.
  • US Declares War on Japan (Pacific)

    US Declares War on Japan (Pacific)

    FDR makes speech to congress “a date that will live in infamy”
  • Germany Declares War on the US (Europe/European)

    Germany Declares War on the US (Europe/European)

    Hitler allied with Japan and they hoped for help against USSR
  • Doolittle Raid (Pacific)

    Doolittle Raid (Pacific)

    American bombs fall in japan for first time
  • Battle of Midway (Pacific)

    Battle of Midway (Pacific)

    Turning point in war with Japan
  • Battle of Stalingrad (Europe/European)

    Battle of Stalingrad (Europe/European)

    10 month battle ends
    Turning point in War
  • Kasserine Pass (Europe/European)

    Kasserine Pass (Europe/European)

    First US Battle Against Germany (big loss)
  • Rome Falls (Europe/European)

    Rome Falls (Europe/European)

    Italy Surrenders and Mussolini is executed
  • D-Day (Europe/European)

    D-Day (Europe/European)

    Allies land at Normandy- Liberation of France
  • MacArthur Returns to Philippines (Pacific)

    MacArthur Returns to Philippines (Pacific)

    Famous speech "I Have Returned"
  • Battle of the Bulge (Europe/European)

    Battle of the Bulge (Europe/European)

    Last German Offense-Allies Win
  • Iwo Jima (Pacific)

    Iwo Jima (Pacific)

    Island Captured by the US Marines Raise Flag
  • V-E Day (Europe/European)

    V-E Day (Europe/European)

    WWII Ends in Europe
  • Atomic Bomb Dropped (Pacific)

    Atomic Bomb Dropped (Pacific)

    Over 120,000 die at Hiroshima
  • V-J Day/Victory over Japan day (Pacific)

    V-J Day/Victory over Japan day (Pacific)

    WWII Ends in Japan