WW2 Timeline By TenE Period: 1939 to 1945 Battle of the atlantics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Atlantic Aug 23, 1939 Germany and the Soviet Union (USSR) Sign the nazi-soviet pact Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacks Poland Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declar war on germany Oct 17, 1939 USSR attacks poland from the east, Poland soon falls and is divided between the Germans and Russians Period: Nov 30, 1939 to Mar 13, 1940 Winter war between U\SSr and finland, Wars ends when finland cedes border lands to the USSR https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/a-short-history-of-the-winter-war 1940 Slovakia, Hungary, Romania join the axis powers Period: Apr 1, 1940 to Jun 2, 1945 Battle of Okinawa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha5WvjOF7Rc Period: Apr 9, 1940 to Jun 9, 1940 Germany invades and capture Demark and Norway https://www.annefrank.org/en/timeline/61/germany-invades-denmark-and-norway/#:~:text=Under%20the%20code%20name%20'Operation,surrendered%20on%209%20June%201940. Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 9, 1940 Germany attacks western Europe. Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, and Northern France fall https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-invasion-of-western-europe-may-1940 Jun 10, 1940 Italy joins the war and, on June 27 southern France Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Sep 6, 1940 USSR gains control over the Baltic states, (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JufBs5XPF3c Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 30, 1940 Battle of Britan https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-britain Sep 3, 1940 Great Britain France declare war on Germany Sep 13, 1940 Italy invades British controlled by Egypt Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy and japan sign the tripartite Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades greece 1941 German Afrika Krops are sent to North Africa to reinforce the Italians Mar 1, 1941 Bulgeria joins the Axis Powers Jun 22, 1941 Germany joined by Axis allies and Finland attack the USSR Period: Aug 22, 1941 to Feb 2, 1948 Battle of stalingrad https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Stalingrad Dec 7, 1941 The Japanese launch a surprise attract on the USA naval base in pearl harbor hawaii Dec 8, 1941 The United States declare war on Japan, Germany and Italy soon declare war on the United states Period: Dec 8, 1941 to 1942 The Japanese gain control over the Philippines, French Indochina and singapore https://www.pacificatrocities.org/japanese-imperialism-through-the-lens-of-french-indochina.html Apr 9, 1942 The Bataan death March begins as the imperial Japanese army force Filipino and American prisoners of wars to March 60 tortured fillied miles Period: May 4, 1942 to Apr 8, 1942 The battle of coral sea https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Coral-Sea Period: Jun 3, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 The battle of the midway https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Midway Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jul 27, 1942 1st Battle of El Alamein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_El_Alamein#:~:text=The%20First%20Battle%20of%20El,and%20Commonwealth)%20forces%20of%20the Period: Aug 7, 1942 to Feb 9, 1943 The battle of Guadalcanal https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Guadalcanal Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 5, 1942 2nd Battle of El Alamein https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/battle-alamein Sep 3, 1943 Italy surrenders unconditionally Apr 9, 1944 FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes President Jun 6, 1944 Operation overlord, D-day Aug 25, 1944 Paris is liberated Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 Battle of the bulge https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Bulge Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Feb 11, 1945 Yalta conference https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/yalta-conf Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945 Battle of the Iwo Jima https://www.britannica.com/topic/Battle-of-Iwo-Jima Apr 25, 1945 Mussolini is excuted Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide May 8, 1945 V-E day Period: Jul 17, 1945 to Aug 2, 1945 Potsdom Conference https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf Aug 6, 1945 US drops an atomic bomb on hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 V-J day
