WW11 Important Facts

By Tierra015
  • Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia.

    Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia.

  • Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation on October 25; on November 1, the Rome-Berlin Axis is announced.

    Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation on October 25; on November 1, the Rome-Berlin Axis is announced.

  • Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, directed against the Soviet Union and the international Communist movement.

    Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, directed against the Soviet Union and the international Communist movement.

  • Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific.

    Japan invades China, initiating World War II in the Pacific.

  • Japan invades Manchuria.

    Japan invades Manchuria.

  • Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss.

    Germany incorporates Austria in the Anschluss.

  • Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement which forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland, including the key Czechoslovak military defense positions, to Nazi Germany.

    Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement which forces the Czechoslovak Republic to cede the Sudetenland, including the key Czechoslovak military defense positions, to Nazi Germany.

  • Under German pressure, the Slovaks declare their independence and form a Slovak Republic. The Germans occupy the rump Czech lands in violation of the Munich agreement, forming a Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.

    Under German pressure, the Slovaks declare their independence and form a Slovak Republic. The Germans occupy the rump Czech lands in violation of the Munich agreement, forming a Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.

  • France and Great Britain guarantee the integrity of the borders of the Polish state.

    France and Great Britain guarantee the integrity of the borders of the Polish state.

  • Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania.

    Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania.

  • Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonagression agreement..

    Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign a nonagression agreement..

  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland

  • Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.

    Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.

  • The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.

    The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.

  • Warsaw surrenders on September 27. The Polish government flees into exile via Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them.

    Warsaw surrenders on September 27. The Polish government flees into exile via Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them.

  • Soviet Union

    Soviet Union

    The Soviet Union invades Finland, initiating the so-called Winter War. The Finns sue for an armistice and have to cede the northern shores of Lake Lagoda and the small Finnish coastline on the Arctic Sea to the Soviet Union.
  • Germany invades Denmark and Norway.

    Germany invades Denmark and Norway.

    Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9.
  • Italy enters the war

    Italy enters the war

    Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21.
  • Germany attacks western Europe

    Germany attacks western Europe

    Germany attacks western Europe—France and the neutral Low Countries. Luxembourg is occupied on May 10; the Netherlands surrenders on May 14; and Belgium surrenders on May 28. On June 22, France signs an armistice agreement by which the Germans occupy the northern half of the country and the entire Atlantic coastline. In southern France, a collaborationist regime with its capital in Vichy is established.

  • The Soviet Union forces Romania

    The Soviet Union forces Romania to cede the eastern province of Bessarabia and the northern half of Bukovina to the Soviet Ukraine.