World War II Timeline

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  • Germany invades Poland, World War 2 begins.

  • Britain and France declare war on Germany.

    Britain and France declare war on Germany.

  • The US remains neutral

    The US remains neutral

    Eventhough president Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency.
  • Russia invades Poland

    Russia invades Poland

  • Russia invades Finland

    Russia invades Finland

  • Germany invades Denmark and Norway.

    Germany invades Denmark and Norway.

  • Germany invades France, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg.

  • Miracle of Dunkirk

    Miracle of Dunkirk

    It lasted until june 4, were British and French forces at Dunkirk resist German Attack

  • Italy declares war on the collapsing France and on Britain.

  • German soldiers march into Paris

    German soldiers march into Paris

  • Russia invades Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

  • Russia annexes the eastern regions of Romania.

    Russia annexes the eastern regions of Romania.

  • Germany invades the British Channel islands.

  • Operation Sea Lion

    German invasion of Britain air campaign begins.

  • Japan joins The Axis

  • Spain remains neutral

    Spain remains neutral

    It rejects Hitler's offer to join the war.
  • Italy invades Greece from Albania

    Italy invades Greece from Albania

  • Hungary and Romania, join The Axis.

    Hungary and Romania, join The Axis.

    They were ruled by military dictators,

  • British forces in Egypt counter attack the Italians

  • Rommel is send to Africa

    Rommel is send to Africa

    Hitler sends General Rommel and the Afrika Korps to help the Italians in North Africa.
  • Bulgaria joins The Axis.

    Bulgaria joins The Axis.

  • Germany invades Yugoslavia and Greece

  • Japan and Russia sign non-aggression pact.

  • German troops occupy Athens

    German troops occupy Athens

  • Germany invades Crete by air.

  • British invade French

    British invade French

    British forces aided by Israeli volunteers invade French controlled Syria and Lebanon
  • Operation Barbarossa:

    Operation Barbarossa:

    German invasion of Russia. Hitler orders "maximum cruelty" against civilians, Russian resist

  • Japan invades French Indo-China (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia)

  • Hitler's greatest mistake

    Hitler's greatest mistake

    Troops advance to take Moscow from north and south. The German Generals argue in vain against it.
  • The NAZIs prepare "the final solution":

    The NAZIs prepare "the final solution":

    the plan to murder the millions of European jews.

  • Russians defeated Germans

  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbor and the Phillipines.

    U.S. joins the war.

  • Germany and Italy declare war on the US.

  • Japanese forces occupy Manila, Indonesia, Malasya and Burma

    Japanese forces occupy Manila, Indonesia, Malasya and Burma

    (from Jan 2 to Jan 12)
  • German U-boats begin to sink American ships.

    German U-boats begin to sink American ships.

  • Rommel begins another offensive in North Africa

  • Japanese forces invade the Solomon islands

    Japanese forces invade the Solomon islands

  • US troops arrive in Britain

    US troops arrive in Britain

  • Poison gas begins to be used in Nazi death camps.

    Poison gas begins to be used in Nazi death camps.

  • U.S. bombers bomb Tokyo.

  • The battle of Midway.

    The battle of Midway.

    Most of Japan's naval superiority is lost.

  • The Germans head to Stalingrad (RUSSIA).

    In this event, the battle of Stalingrad begins.

  • The 2nd battle of El Alamein (Egypt) in North Africa begins.

  • Allied forces land in western North Africa.

    Allied forces land in western North Africa.

  • Germany failure in Stalingrad

    Germany failure in Stalingrad

    The Germans fail to break the encirclement of their army in Stalingrad
  • Australian and U.S. Army forces under MacArthur

    Australian and U.S. Army forces under MacArthur

    They fight back the Japanese at Buna in New Guinea.
  • The Casablanca Conference

    The Casablanca Conference

    U.S. and Britain President Roosevelt and Prime minister Winston Churchill agree that Germany must surrender unconditionally. They also plan the Allied invasion of Sicily (Italy)

  • German troops at Stalingrad surrender to the Soviets

    A significant turning point in the war against Germany.

  • Axis forces in North Africa surrender.

  • Allied troops land in Sicily, Italy (Operation Husky)

    Allied troops land in Sicily, Italy (Operation Husky)

  • The Allies begin bombing Hamburg (Germany)

    The Allies begin bombing Hamburg (Germany)

  • Benito Mussolini's fascist government is overthrown.

    Benito Mussolini's fascist government is overthrown.

    The new Italian government tries to make peace.
  • U.S. troops retake Kiska island in the Aleutians.

    U.S. troops retake Kiska island in the Aleutians.

  • Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, ends successfully.

  • British troops land on Italy, beginning the Allied campaign

    American troops do the same. The new Italian government officially surrenders.
  • German troops occupy Rome

    German troops occupy Rome

  • Mussolini: head of a new fascist Italian Government

    Mussolini: head of a new fascist Italian Government

    It was a government in Northern Italy

  • The new government of Italy declares war on German

  • The Teheran Conference

    Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet together for the first time.

  • The Teheran Conference

    the U.S., Britain, and the USSR . The leaders Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin agree that the Western Allies would invade France in June 1944 and that when it began the USSR would attack from East.
  • The German siege of Leningrad

    The German siege of Leningrad

    That began in September 1941 finally ends.
  • The Allies begin massive bombing campaign of Germany

    The Allies begin massive bombing campaign of Germany

  • The USSR bombs Stockholm, Sweden

    The USSR bombs Stockholm, Sweden

    Four days later t Helsinki, Finland is also bombed.
  • German troops occupy Hungary.

    German troops occupy Hungary.

  • German troops surrender in the Crimea.

  • The Allies capture Rome

    The Allies capture Rome

    Musolinni was still leading in northern Italy

  • Germany launches the first V-1 flying-bomb on Britain

  • U.S. troops make an amphibious assault on the Japanese -held island of Saipan in the Marianas.

    U.S. troops make an amphibious assault on the Japanese -held island of Saipan in the Marianas.

  • The U.S. defeat the Japanese he Battle of the Philippine Sea.

    The U.S. defeat the Japanese he Battle of the Philippine Sea.

    This ocurred in a massive air battle known as the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

  • U.S. troops make an amphibious assault on the Japanese -held island of Tinian in the Marianas.

  • The Allies liberate Florence (Italy).

  • U.S. troops complete the recapture of Guam.

    U.S. troops complete the recapture of Guam.

  • The Allies landing in the South of France, beginning Operation Anvil

  • The USSR invades German-occupied Romania.

  • Romania surrenders.

    Romania surrenders.

  • The Allies liberate Paris

    The Allies liberate Paris

  • The Allies liberate Pisa (Italy)

    The Allies liberate Pisa (Italy)

  • The Allies liberate Brussels and Antwerp

  • The USSR invades Bulgaria.

    The USSR invades Bulgaria.

  • Bulgaria makes peace with the USSR

    Bulgaria makes peace with the USSR

    After they declare war on Germany.
  • The Allies enter Germany.

    The Allies enter Germany.

  • The USSR occupies Estonia.

    The USSR occupies Estonia.

  • Soviet troops enter Yugoslavia

    Soviet troops enter Yugoslavia

  • The Allies enter Greece

    German troops withdraw from there.
  • The Allies liberate Athens

    The Allies liberate Athens

  • Soviets troops enter East Prussia.

  • The U.S. Navy defeats the Japanese

    The U.S. Navy defeats the Japanese

    The Japanese Navy was now virtually powerless.

  • Axis forces in Greece surrender

  • U.S. B-29 bombers begin the massive bombing campaign against mainland Japan

    In Europe, the Allies capture Strasbourg.
  • The Allies capture Albania.

    The Allies capture Albania.