Timeline: World War II Timeline

Sep 1, 1939

GERMANY INVADES POLAND
Sep 3, 1939

BRITAIN & FRANCE DECLARE WAR ON GERMANY
Apr 9, 1940

GERMANY INVADES DENMARK AND NORWAY
May 10, 1940

GERMANY INVADES FRANCE
May 26, 1940

BATTLE OF DUNKIRK

FRANCE AND BRITAIN V. GERMANY
Jun 4, 1940

300,000 ALLIED SOLDIERS ESCAPE FROM DUNKIRK
Jun 10, 1940

ITALY DECLARES WAR ON ALLIES
Jun 22, 1940

FRANCE IS DIVIDED INTO NORTH AND SOUTH
Jul 10, 1940

GERMANS LAUNCH THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Aug 23, 1940

GERMANS START THE BLITZ
Aug 25, 1940

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBS BERLIN
Sep 13, 1940

ITALY ADVANCES INTO EGYPT
Mar 7, 1941

BRITISH INVADE ITALIAN ETHIOPIA
Apr 6, 1941

ITALY SURRENDERS TO ALLIES IN ETHIOPIA
Apr 17, 1941

GERMANY TAKES YUGOSLAVIA
Apr 21, 1941

GERMANY TAKES GREECE
Aug 12, 1941

GERMANY ADVANCES TO LENINGRAD
Oct 6, 1941

GERMANY ADVANCES ON MOSCOW
Dec 7, 1941

JAPAN BOMBS PEARL HARBOUR
Dec 8, 1941

JAPAN TAKES MALASIA, PHILIPPINES, THAILAND
Apr 18, 1942

DOOLITTLE RAIDS

U.S. V. JAPAN
May 6, 1942

JAPAN V. U.S. BATTLE OF CORAL SEA
Jun 3, 1942

U.S. V. JAPAN BATTLE OF MIDWAY
Aug 7, 1942

BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL

U.S. V. JAPAN
Aug 24, 1942

GERMANS ADVANCE ON STALINGRAD
Nov 4, 1942

GERMAN ARMY SURRENDER @ EL ALAMEIN
Jan 23, 1943

ALLIES TAKE TRIPOLI
May 7, 1943

ALLIES TAKE TUNIS
May 13, 1943

130,000 GERMANS SURRENDER IN TUNISIA
Jul 10, 1943

ALLIES LAND IN SICILY
May 18, 1944

ALLIES TAKE MONTE CASSINO
Jun 6, 1944

ALLIES LAND IN NORMANDY
Aug 24, 1944

U.S. ARMY REACHES PARIS
Sep 11, 1944

ALLIED FORCES ENTER NAZI GERMANY
Sep 15, 1944

BATTLE OF PELELIU

U.S. V. JAPAN
Oct 6, 1944

RED ARMY ENTERS CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Dec 16, 1944

BATTLE OF THE BULDGE

U.S. ARMY V. GERMAN ARMY
Feb 13, 1945

ALLIED BOMBING ON DRESDEN
Feb 19, 1945

U.S. TAKE IWO JIMA
Feb 28, 1945

U.S. TAKE MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Mar 9, 1945

U.S. BOMBING OF TOKYO
Apr 1, 1945

U.S. TAKES OKINAWA
Apr 29, 1945

GERMANS SURRENDER IN ITALY
Apr 30, 1945

ADOLF HITLER COMMITS SUICIDE
Apr 30, 1945

SOVIETS V. GERMANS BATTLE OF BERLIN
May 4, 1945

ALL GERMAN FORCES SURRENDER TO ALLIES
Aug 6, 1945

U.S. DROPS ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA, JAPAN
Aug 9, 1945

U.S. DROPS ATOMIC BOMB ON NAGASAKI
Sep 2, 1945

JAPANESE SURRENDER TO THE U.S.

GERMANY INVADES POLAND

BRITAIN & FRANCE DECLARE WAR ON GERMANY

GERMANY INVADES DENMARK AND NORWAY

GERMANY INVADES FRANCE

BATTLE OF DUNKIRK

300,000 ALLIED SOLDIERS ESCAPE FROM DUNKIRK

ITALY DECLARES WAR ON ALLIES

FRANCE IS DIVIDED INTO NORTH AND SOUTH

GERMANS LAUNCH THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

GERMANS START THE BLITZ

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BOMBS BERLIN

ITALY ADVANCES INTO EGYPT

BRITISH INVADE ITALIAN ETHIOPIA

ITALY SURRENDERS TO ALLIES IN ETHIOPIA

GERMANY TAKES YUGOSLAVIA

GERMANY TAKES GREECE

GERMANY ADVANCES TO LENINGRAD

GERMANY ADVANCES ON MOSCOW

JAPAN BOMBS PEARL HARBOUR

JAPAN TAKES MALASIA, PHILIPPINES, THAILAND

DOOLITTLE RAIDS

JAPAN V. U.S. BATTLE OF CORAL SEA

U.S. V. JAPAN BATTLE OF MIDWAY

BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL

GERMANS ADVANCE ON STALINGRAD

GERMAN ARMY SURRENDER @ EL ALAMEIN

ALLIES TAKE TRIPOLI

ALLIES TAKE TUNIS

130,000 GERMANS SURRENDER IN TUNISIA

ALLIES LAND IN SICILY

ALLIES TAKE MONTE CASSINO

ALLIES LAND IN NORMANDY

U.S. ARMY REACHES PARIS

ALLIED FORCES ENTER NAZI GERMANY

BATTLE OF PELELIU

RED ARMY ENTERS CZECHOSLOVAKIA

BATTLE OF THE BULDGE

ALLIED BOMBING ON DRESDEN

U.S. TAKE IWO JIMA

U.S. TAKE MANILA, PHILIPPINES

U.S. BOMBING OF TOKYO

U.S. TAKES OKINAWA

GERMANS SURRENDER IN ITALY

ADOLF HITLER COMMITS SUICIDE

SOVIETS V. GERMANS BATTLE OF BERLIN

ALL GERMAN FORCES SURRENDER TO ALLIES

U.S. DROPS ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA, JAPAN

U.S. DROPS ATOMIC BOMB ON NAGASAKI

JAPANESE SURRENDER TO THE U.S.