WW2 Timeline

  • Signing of Pact

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

    Invasion of China

    Japan invades China, initiating World War 2 in the Pacific .
  • Invasion of Checkoslovakia

    Invasion of Checkoslovakia

    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.
  • Slovakian Independance

    Slovakian Independance

    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.
  • WW2 in Europe

    WW2 in Europe

    Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.
  • Death of Adolf Hitler

    Death of Adolf Hitler

    Hitler commits suicide
  • Bombing of Nagasaki

    Bombing of Nagasaki

    The united states drop an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
  • Ending of the War

    Ending of the War

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