World War 2 Timeline

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  • World War 2 Begins

    World War 2 Begins

    Germany invades Poland
  • Soviet Union invades eastern Poland.

    Soviet Union invades eastern Poland.

  • Evacuation of British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk.

    Evacuation of British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk.

  • Operation Barbarossa

    Operation Barbarossa

    Germany invades Soviet Union
  • Operation Torch begins

    Operation Torch begins

    Allies invade NW Africa.
  • Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Attack on Pearl Harbor

    Japanese had a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
  • Japanese declare war on USA.

    Japanese declare war on USA.

  • Germany declares war on USA.

    Germany declares war on USA.

  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway

    4 Japanese ships sunk
  • Battle of El Alamein begins.

    Battle of El Alamein begins.

  • Surrender of Axis forces in North Africa.

    Surrender of Axis forces in North Africa.

  • Italy signs armistice.

    Italy signs armistice.

  • D-Day

    D-Day

  • Allies liberate Paris

    Allies liberate Paris

  • US landings on Iwo Jima.

    US landings on Iwo Jima.

  • Roosevelt Dies

    Roosevelt Dies

    FDR Dies, and Truman become president
  • Hitler commits suicide.

    Hitler commits suicide.

  • Victory in Europe Day

    Victory in Europe Day

  • Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

    Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

  • World War 2 Ends

    Japan Surrenders

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