WW2 Timeline

By shannon.ling.00

  • Germany invades Poland

    Germany invades Poland.

  • Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.

    Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declare war on Germany.

  • The ‘Phoney War’

    The ‘Phoney War’

  • Soviet Union invades eastern Poland

    Soviet Union invades eastern Poland.

  • Soviet Union invades Finland.

    Soviet Union invades Finland.

  • Germany begins occupation of Denmark and invades Norway.

    Germany begins occupation of Denmark and invades Norway.

  • Germany invades Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

    Germany invades Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

  • British Prime Minister, Chamberlain, resigns, replaced by Winston Churchill.

    British Prime Minister, Chamberlain, resigns, replaced by Winston Churchill.

  • German army enters Paris.

    German army enters Paris.

  • Start of Battle of Britain

    Start of Battle of Britain

  • Germany, Italy and Japan sign Tripartite Pact.

    Germany, Italy and Japan sign Tripartite Pact.

  • German Afrika Korps begins offensive in N. Africa.

    German Afrika Korps begins offensive in N. Africa.

  • Soviets and Japanese sign neutrality pact.

    Soviets and Japanese sign neutrality pact.

  • Germany invades Soviet Union.

    Germany invades Soviet Union.

  • Germans attack Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union.

    Germans attack Moscow, the capital of the Soviet Union.

  • Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.

    Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.

  • Japanese declare war on USA.

    Japanese declare war on USA.

  • Allies (except Soviets) declare war on Japan.

    Allies (except Soviets) declare war on Japan.

  • Singapore falls to Japanese.

  • Darwin bombed by the Japanese

  • Battle of Midway between Japan and the USA

  • Australians fight the Japanese at Kokoda

  • Battle of El Alamein begins, in which allied troops led by Australians defeat the Germans.

  • German surrender at Stalingrad.

  • Surrender of Axis forces in North Africa.

  • Allied landings in Sicily.

  • Mussolini's Italian Fascist government overthrown.

  • Italy signs armistice.

  • Soviets advance into Poland.

  • • June 4th - Rome captured by Allies.

  • Operation Overlord (D-Day) - Allied invasion of Normandy.

  • German assassination attempt on Hitler fails.

  • • August 25th - Allies liberate Paris.

  • Surrender of Axis forces in Greece.

  • French capture Strasbourg.

  • German attack through Ardennes - Battle of the Bulge begins.

  • Soviets liberate Auschwitz.

  • US landings on Iwo Jima.

  • Soviets enter Berlin.

  • Mussolini captured by partisans and executed.

  • Hitler commits suicide.

  • German unconditional surrender

  • Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

  • Japanese surrender.