World War II Europe Timeline

By ambermarmol
  • Invasion of Poland in 1939

    Invasion of Poland in 1939

    A joint invansion by Germany, the Soviet Union, and a small Slovak state. Also known as the September Campaign or 1939 Defensive War.

  • Soviet Union invades Finland, and takes over Lithuania, Estonia, and Lativa.

  • British Drop Bombs on Germany

    British Drop Bombs on Germany

    Britain drops its first bombs on German soil
  • Denmark and Norway Invasion

    Denmark and Norway Invasion

    Germany invades Denmark and Norway with the first major airborne attacks on allied forces.

  • Germans cross the French Border

  • Italy joins the war as an ally of Germany

    Italy joins the war as an ally of Germany

  • Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    An air war that ends in defeat for Nazi Germany
  • Tripartite Pact

    Tripartite Pact

    Pact signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan, stating an agreement between the three countries. Signed in Berlin.
  • Yugoslavia Invasion

    Yugoslavia Invasion

    Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria invade Yugoslavia, leading it to surrender on April 17.
  • Soviet Union Invasion

    Soviet Union Invasion

    Nazi Germany and its Axis partners, excluding Bulgaria, invade the Soviet Union.
  • Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan Bombs Pearl Harbor

  • United States declares war on Japan

  • Nazi Germany & Axis powers declare war on United States

  • U.S. Troops halt Japan

    Halt Japan in island-hopping advance

  • Axis forces surrender

    Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies, ending the North African Campaign

  • Germans seize control of Rome and Northern Italy

  • Battle of the Bulge

    Battle of the Bulge

    The Germans launched a final offensive in the west in an attempt to reconquer Belgium and split the Allied forces along the German border.
  • Hitler commits suicide

    Hitler commits suicide

  • Germany surrenders to Western Allies and Soviets