WW2 Timeline

By JoeyW
  • The start of ww2

    The start of ww2

    Japan Invades China starting World War 2.
  • Munich Agreement

    Munich Agreement

    Germany, Italy, Great Britain, and France sign the Munich agreement
  • Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania

    Fascist Italy invades and annexes Albania

    The conflict was a result of the imperialist policies of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini
  • Nonaggression Agreement

    Nonaggression Agreement

    Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign the nonaggression agreement
  • Germany Invades Poland

    Germany Invades Poland

    When Germany invaded Poland it started World War 2 in Europe.
  • Start of the Winter War

    Start of the Winter War

    The Soviet Union invades Finland
  • Bulgaria joins the Axis

    Bulgaria joins the Axis

    signing of the Tripartite Pact
  • Germany invades Denmark and Norway

    Germany invades Denmark and Norway

    Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9
  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor is in Hawaii
  • US declares war on Japan

    US declares war on Japan

    Japanese troops land in the Philippines, French Indochina, and British Singapore. By April 1942, the Philippines, Indochina, and Singapore are under Japanese occupation.
  • Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States

    Nazi Germany and its Axis partners declare war on the United States

  • US troops halt the Japanese island-hopping advance towards Australia at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands

    US troops halt the Japanese island-hopping advance towards Australia at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands

  • End of the North African Campaign

    End of the North African Campaign

    Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to the Allies
  • The Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union

    The Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union

    The Soviets blunt the attack within a week and begin an offensive initiative of their own
  • US and British troops land on Sicily

    US and British troops land on Sicily

    By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily
  • The Fascist Grand Council deposes Benito Mussolini

    The Fascist Grand Council deposes Benito Mussolini

    It allowed Italian marshall Pietro Badoglio to form a new government
  • The Badoglio government surrenders unconditionally to the Allies

    The Badoglio government surrenders unconditionally to the Allies

    The Germans immediately seize control of Rome and northern Italy, establishing a puppet Fascist regime under Mussolini
  • Soviet troops liberate Kiev

    Soviet troops liberate Kiev

  • British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France

    British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France

    It opened a second front against the Germans
  • Victory over Japan

    Victory over Japan

    Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II