world war 2 timeline By morganfougere 1938 slovakia, hungary, romania join the axis powers Period: 1939 to 1945 battle of the Atlantic https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.FS_7O22E_A5Ge429xN2GCAHaEi?w=290&h=180&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 Period: Apr 9, 1939 to Jun 9, 1940 germany invades and captures denmark and norway https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.xwvK2PldOoQuFnpZkfRExwAAAA?w=226&h=169&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 Aug 23, 1939 germany and the soviet union (ussr) sign the nazis-soviet pact Sep 1, 1939 germany attack poland Sep 3, 1939 great britain and france declare war on germany Sep 17, 1939 ussr attack poland from the east Sep 27, 1939 germany italy and japan sign the tripartite pact Period: Nov 30, 1939 to Mar 13, 1940 winter war between ussr and finland https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.Bc7cr9Z4Hz6VZ1ZP_idjlAEsDV?w=252&h=180&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 22, 1940 germany attacks western europe.luxembourg,netherlands belgium, and northern france fall https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.1f675b25ab5723372b62f5bb0498926a?rik=yw%2bC5olfS9TrVQ&riu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ushmm.org%2flcmedia%2fmap%2flc%2fimage%2ffra86100.gif&ehk=MZDB6WhLQ5OM%2fofINqBe7GJ%2fPmTSbHo5NOtArEhw1E4%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0 Jun 10, 1940 italy joins the war and on june 27 invades southern france Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Aug 6, 1940 ussr gains control over the baltic states https://static.lsm.lv/media/2021/06/large/1/fhkh.jpg Jun 22, 1940 germany joined by axis allies and finland attack the ussr Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940 Battle of Britain https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.FFFfjxV4bf3V3ERsWljtGQHaE8?w=275&h=184&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 Sep 13, 1940 italy invades british controlled egypt Oct 28, 1940 italy invades greece 1941 german afrika korps are sent to north africa to reinforce the italians Mar 1, 1941 bulgaria joins the axis powers Dec 7, 1941 the japanese launch a suprise attack on the u.s. naval base in pearl harbour,hawaii. Dec 8, 1941 the united states declares war on japan.Germany and italy soon declare war on the united states Period: Dec 8, 1941 to 1942 the japanese gain control over the philippines,french indochina,and singapore https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.d4SvqHhTCocE2ziSFRUZ1QHaD2?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain Apr 9, 1942 the bataan death march begins as imperial japanese army forces filipino and american prisoners of war to march 60 tortured-filled miles Period: May 4, 1942 to May 8, 1942 the battle of coral sea https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.2DghLuNadpC8AA6RwlUwtwHaFC?w=259&h=180&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 Period: Jun 3, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 the battle of the midway https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/battle_of_midway_cc_img.jpg Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jul 27, 1942 1st battle of El Alamein https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.Wmw7px03-X8wFyhPtLi1IQHaE6?w=248&h=180&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 Period: Aug 23, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.oz5oRvNow2ZKZjzkxnSBhwHaE_?w=279&h=188&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 Aug 25, 1942 paris is liberated Oct 23, 1942 2nd battle of El Alamein Sep 3, 1943 italy surrenders unconditionally Jun 6, 1944 operation overlord d-day Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 battle of the bulge https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.Iq40Xu2Fpm3nlfZd7gViZAHaHu?w=183&h=191&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Feb 11, 1945 yalta conference https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.VB4M-uVHXhzsyonR54kPmQHaF3?w=221&h=180&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.b1wAVtpOgaNZf-aG-m8vTwHaGB?w=229&h=186&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 Period: Apr 1, 1945 to Jun 22, 1945 Battle of Okinawa https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.w8CXpAn0el8qeKFQxz_bOQHaFZ?w=274&h=200&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 Apr 12, 1945 fdr dies harry truman becomes president Apr 28, 1945 mussolini is executed Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 18, 1945 v-e day Period: Jul 17, 1945 to Aug 2, 1945 potsdam conference https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.dNq04gRUMLytHcQ0ihQ6QQHaEK?w=311&h=180&c=7&r=0&o=5&pid=1.7 Aug 6, 1945 us drops an atomic bomb on hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 us drops atomic bomb on nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 v-j day
