world war 2 time line By Jaimee cormier 1939 Battle of the Atlantic Period: Feb 4, 1939 to Feb 11, 1945 Yalta conference Aug 23, 1939 Germany and the Soviet union {USSR} sign the natzi-soviet pact Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacks poland Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany Sep 17, 1939 USSR atacks poland from the east poland soon falls and is divided between the germans Period: Nov 30, 1939 to Mar 13, 1940 qwinter war between USSR and finland war ends when france cedes border lands to the USSR 1940 Solvakia hungary romania joins the axis powers Period: Apr 9, 1940 to Jun 9, 1940 Germany invades and captures Denmark and norway Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 20, 1940 germany attacks western europe Luxembourg netherlands Belgium and northern France fall Jun 10, 1940 Italy joins the war on june 27 , invades southern france Jul 10, 1940 Battle of britain Period: Jul 14, 1940 to Aug 1, 1940 USSR gains controle over the baltic states estonia latvia lithuania Sep 13, 1940 Italy invades British controlled Egypt Sep 27, 1940 Germany, italy and Japan sign the Tripartite pact Period: Feb 1, 1941 to Feb 28, 1941 German Afrika Korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the italians Mar 4, 1941 Bulgaria joins the axis powers Jun 20, 1941 Germany joined by the axis allies and finland attack the USSR Dec 7, 1941 The japanese launch a suprise attack on the us naval base in pearl harbour, hawaii Dec 8, 1941 the united states declaires war on japan.germany and italy soon declare war on the u.s Period: Dec 8, 1941 to 1942 The japanese gain control over the philippines french indochina and singapore Apr 9, 1942 The batan death march begiuns as the imperial japanise army forces filipino and american prisoners of war to march 60 tortured -filled miles Period: May 4, 1942 to May 8, 2024 The battle of coral seas Period: Jun 7, 1942 to Feb 9, 1943 The battle of midway Jul 1, 1942 1st battle of El alamein Period: Aug 7, 1942 to Feb 9, 1943 the battle of gudalcanal Aug 23, 1942 Battle of the Buldge Aug 23, 1942 battle of Stalingrad Oct 23, 1942 2nd battle of El Almein Sep 3, 1943 Italy surenders unconditionally Aug 25, 1944 Paris is liberated Feb 19, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima Apr 1, 1945 Battle of Okinnawa Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies, Harry Turman becomes president Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini exectued Apr 30, 1945 Hitler comits suicide May 8, 1945 V.E day Period: Jul 17, 1945 to Aug 2, 1945 Potsdam conference Aug 6, 1945 u.s drops an atomic bomb hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 u.s drops an atomic bomb on nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 V.J day Jun 6, 2024 Opperation overload D-day Oct 28, 2024 Italy invades greece
