ww2 timeline By Maddy8 1939 Battle of the Atlantic https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-of-the-atlantic Aug 23, 1939 Germany and the Soviet Union (USSR) sign the Nazi-Soviet Pact https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/german-soviet-pact#:~:text=The%20German%2DSoviet%20Pact%20was%20an%20agreement%20signed%20by%20Nazi,Minister%20Vyacheslav%20Molotov%20negotiated%20it. Sep 1, 1939 Germany attacks Poland https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/invasion-of-poland-fall-1939#:~:text=On%20September%201%2C%201939%2C%20Germany,to%20encircle%20and%20dismember%20Germany. Sep 3, 1939 Great Britain and France declare war on Germany https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-event/holocaust/1939-1941/britain-and-france-declare-war#:~:text=Honoring%20their%20guarantee%20of%20P Nov 30, 1939 Winter War between USSR and Finland. War ends when Findland cedes border lands to the USSR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N-Hw7WIVTE 1940 Slovakia, Hungary, Romania join the Axis Powers https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-powers-in-world-war-ii 1940 USSR gains control over the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania). https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/europe/1966-04-01/how-baltic-republics-fare-soviet-union#:~:text=The%20Baltic%20States%20of%20Estonia,republics%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union. Apr 9, 1940 Germany invades and captures Denmark and Norway https://www.annefrank.org/en/timeline/61/germany-invades-denmark-and-norway/#:~:text=Under%20the%20code%20name%20'Operation,surrendered%20on%209%20Jun May 10, 1940 Germany attacks Westren Europe. Luxembourg, Netherlands, Belgium, and Northren France fall. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/dover-castle/history-and-stories/fall-of-france/#:~:text=Between%209%20May%20and%2022,Luxembourg%2C%20the%20N Jun 14, 1940 USSR attacks Poland from the east. Poland soon falls and is divided between the Germans and Russians https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/invasion-of-poland-fall-1939#:~:text=After%20heavy%20shelling%20and%20bombing,was%20along%20the%20Bug%20 Jun 16, 1940 Italy joins the war and, on June 27, invades Southern France https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-declares-war-on-france-and-great-britain Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tripartite-Pact Sep 30, 1940 Italy invades British controlled Egypt https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/struggle-north-africa-1940-43#:~:text=On%2011%20June%201940%2C%20Italy's,from%20their%20colony%20of%20Libya. Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades Greece https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-invades-greece 1941 Germany Afrika Korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the Italians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrika_Korps Mar 1, 1941 Bulgaria joins the Axis Powers https://www.britannica.com/place/Bulgaria/World-War-II Jun 22, 1941 Germany joined by the Axis allies and Findland attack the USSR https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/axis-powers-in-world-war-ii Dec 7, 1941 The Japanese launch a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in pearl Harbour, Hawaii https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EtEhogIqlWk Dec 8, 1941 The Japanese gain control over the Philippines, French Indochina, and Singapore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasion_of_French_Indochina Dec 8, 1941 The United States declares war on Japan. Germany and Italy soon declare war on the United States https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDM3LhnEbTQ Apr 9, 1942 The Bataan Death March begins as the Imperial Japanese Army forces Filipino and American prisoners of tortured- filled miles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVsBaNCZARs May 4, 1942 The Battle of Coral Sea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB5hH3ksvKE Jun 3, 1942 The Battle of Midway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HkBW7X7LaU Jul 1, 1942 1st Battle of El Alamein https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2517/first-battle-of-el-alamein/ Aug 7, 1942 The Battle of Guadacanal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_QhTdzWBJk Oct 23, 1942 2nd Battle of El Alamein https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2519/second-battle-of-el-alamein/ Aug 23, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad https://www.normandy1944.info/home/battles/battle-of-stalingrad Sep 3, 1943 Italy surrenders unconditionly https://www.theguardian.com/century/1940-1949/Story/0,,127606,00.html#:~:text=Thursday%209%20September%201943&text=Italy%20has%20surrendered Jun 6, 1944 Operation Overload, D-Day https://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/world-war-ii-d-day-invasion-normandy#:~:text=The%20D%2DDay%20operation%20of,the%20beaches%20of%20Normandy%2C%20France. Aug 25, 1944 Paris is liberated https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/paris-liberated Dec 16, 1944 Battle of the Bulge https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Bulge Feb 4, 1945 Yalta Confrence https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kDj77Wr9KkQ Feb 19, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-iwo-jima Apr 1, 1945 Battle of Okinawa https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/battle-of-okinawa Apr 12, 1945 FDR dies, Harry Truman becomes President https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/looking-back-at-the-day-fdr-died Apr 28, 1945 Mussolini is executed https://www.history.com/news/mussolinis-final-hours Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-commits-suicide May 8, 1945 V-E Day https://www.defense.gov/Multimedia/Experience/VE-Day/#:~:text=On%20May%208%2C%201945%20%2D%20known,%2C%20on%20June%206%2C%201944. Jul 17, 1945 Potsdam Confrence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam_Conference Aug 9, 1945 U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOVCx4yiICM&t=185s Aug 9, 1945 U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOVCx4yiICM Aug 15, 1945 V-J Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR3b6x9iqDc Jul 10, 1946 Battle of Britain https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/battle-britain