World War II Timeline

  • Japan Invades China

    Japan Invades China
    In 1937 Japan enters mainland China.
  • Hitler takes Czechoslovakia

    Hitler takes Czechoslovakia
    Despite the Treaty of Munich, Hitler flooded into Czechoslovakia with his army and took it.
  • Britain and France Declare War

    Britain and France Declare War
    Britain and France, being 2 of some of the strongest countries at the time declare war on the Nazi army.
  • Blitzkrieg (Lightening War)

    Blitzkrieg (Lightening War)
    Hitler launched this battle against Holland and Belgium.
  • Dunkirk

    Dunkirk
    A massive rescue mission brought out by Great Britain to save French soldiers.
  • Battle of Britain.

    Battle of Britain.
    Germany launched countless airstrikes upon the island nation of Britain.
  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    Japan launched a massive air raid on the state of Hawaii, destroying many ships, planes, and civilian structures.
  • Britain and U.S declare war on Japan

    Britain and U.S declare war on Japan
    A day after Pearl Harbor, the U.S and Britain would declare war on Japan.
  • Japan Takes Singapore

    Japan Takes Singapore
    Japan would band together to plot out an attack that would result in destruction of Singapore and victory for Japan
  • Midway

    Midway
    The U.S would defeat the Japanese navy in a major naval battle. This resulted in a win and a turning point for the U.S and a push back on Japan.
  • Allies in Africa

    Allies in Africa
    The Alliance would push into Africa to take back areas previously invaded by the Nazi army.
  • Allies Take Sicily

    Allies Take Sicily
    On July 1943 the allies went to take Sicily, this resulted in extreme victory to the allied armies.
  • Allies Meet at Tehran

    Allies Meet at Tehran
    After exterminating the Axis powers in several countries, the Alliance can't afford to mess up. Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin all meet in Tehran to discuss plans on how to finish the Axis powers. All three leaders are known for their tremendous knowledge in warfare.
  • Axis Surrender

    Axis Surrender
    The Axis powers lose to the Alliance and surrender North Africa.
  • Italy Surrenders

    Italy Surrenders
    With extreme relentless attacks from the allies coming from North and South Italy, the Axis powers in Italy surrender and victory is held by the Alliance.
  • D-day

    D-day
    On this day the allies stormed the beaches of Normandy with naval ships. This resulted in the destruction of the axis forces in France.
  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders
    As the allied forces pushed into Germany, Hitler committed suicide and the German army surrendered.
  • V.E day

    V.E day
    V.E day was the official celebration of victory in Europe. Now the allied forces could concentrate their powers on Japan.
  • Hiroshima

    Hiroshima
    On August 1945, the us was successful in the Manhattan project and brought Atomic bombs across Hiroshima Japan.This was the near end.
  • The End.

    The End.
    After Hiroshima, the U.S dropped one more bomb, this one on Nagasaki. The U,S would accept the surrender