WW2 Timeline By Mollyyyyy Period: 1939 to 1935 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://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/invasion-poland-september-1939 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%20Poland's,the%20German%20and%20British%20militaries. Sep 17, 1939 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%20River. Period: Nov 30, 1939 to Mar 13, 1940 Winter War between USSR and Finland. War ends when Finland cedes border lands to the USSR. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_War#:~:text=Hostilities%20ceased%20in%20March%201940,the%20country's%20international%20reputation%20suffered. Period: Dec 8, 1939 to Apr 1, 1942 The Japanese gain control over the Philipines, French Indochina, and Singapore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_invasion_of_French_Indochina Period: Apr 9, 1940 to Jun 9, 1940 Germany invades and captures Denmark and Norway https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/germany-invades-norway-and-denmark Period: May 10, 1940 to Jun 22, 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_Italy_during_World_War_II#:~:text=Italy%20enters%20the%20war%3A%20June%201940,-See%20also%3A%20Fall&text=Italy%20and%20its%20colonies%20in,war%20on%20Britain%20and%20France. Period: Jun 14, 1940 to Aug 6, 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. Jun 27, 1940 Italy invades Southern France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_invasion_of_France Period: Jul 10, 1940 to Oct 31, 1940 Battle of Britain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain Sep 13, 1940 Italy invades British controlled Egypt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_invasion_of_Egypt Sep 27, 1940 Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tripartite-Pact#:~:text=Tripartite%20Pact%2C%20agreement%20concluded%20by,States%20from%20entering%20the%20conflict. Oct 28, 1940 Italy invades Greece https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Italian_War Period: Nov 1, 1940 to Nov 30, 1940 Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania join the Axis Powers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_powers#:~:text=The%20Tripartite%20Pact%20was%20signed,Bulgaria%20(1%20March%201941). Period: Feb 1, 1941 to Feb 28, 1941 German Afrika Korps are sent to North Africa to reinforce the Italians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_African_campaign#:~:text=The%20Italian%2010th%20Army%20was,and%20prevent%20an%20Axis%20defeat. Mar 1, 1941 Bulgaria joins the Axis Powers https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/bulgaria#:~:text=In%20early%20March%201941%2C%20Bulgaria,attack%20on%20Yugoslavia%20and%20Greece. Jun 22, 1941 Germany joined by Axis allies and Finland attack the USSR https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland_in_World_War_II Dec 7, 1941 The Japanese launch a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base in Pearl Harbour, Hawaii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor Dec 8, 1941 The United States declares war on Japan. Germany and Italy soon declare war on the United States https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/great-depression-and-world-war-ii-1929-1945/world-war-ii/#:~:text=After%20the%20Japanese%20bombing%20of,in%20the%20Second%20World%20War. Apr 9, 1942 The Bataan Death March begins at the Imperial Japanese Army forces Filipino and American prisoners of war to march 60 tortured-filled miles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan_Death_March Period: May 4, 1942 to May 8, 1942 The Battle of Coral Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea Period: Jun 3, 1942 to Jun 7, 1942 The Battle of Midway https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway Period: Jul 1, 1942 to Jul 27, 1942 First 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_campaign Period: Aug 23, 1942 to Feb 2, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad Period: Oct 23, 1942 to Nov 5, 1942 Second Battle of El Alamein https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein Sep 3, 1943 Italy surrenders unconditionally https://www.theguardian.com/century/1940-1949/Story/0,,127606,00.html#:~:text=Thursday%209%20September%201943&text=Italy%20has%20surrendered%20unconditionally%20to,north%20and%20south%20of%20Rome. Jun 6, 1944 Operation Overlord, D-Day https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/topics/d-day-and-normandy-campaign Aug 25, 1944 Paris is liberated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_of_Paris#:~:text=The%20liberation%20of%20Paris%20(French,capital%20on%2025%20August%201944. Period: Dec 16, 1944 to Jan 25, 1945 Battle of the Bulge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bulge Period: Feb 4, 1945 to Feb 11, 1945 Yalta Conference https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yalta_Conference Period: Feb 19, 1945 to Mar 26, 1945 Battle of Iwo Jima https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima Period: Apr 1, 1945 to Jun 22, 1945 Battle of Okinawa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Benito_Mussolini#:~:text=Benito%20Mussolini%2C%20the%20deposed%20Italian,World%20War%20II%20in%20Europe. Apr 30, 1945 Hitler commits suicide https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-event/holocaust/1942-1945/hitler-commits-suicide May 8, 1945 V-E Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day Period: Jul 17, 1945 to Aug 2, 1945 Potsdam Conference https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf Aug 6, 1945 U.S drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki#:~:text=On%206%20and%209%20August,weapons%20in%20an%20armed%20conflict. Aug 9, 1945 U.S. drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki Aug 15, 1945 V-J Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_over_Japan_Day
