ww2 timeline

By whathesigma

  • germany attacks poland

  • great britain and france declare war on germany

  • germany and the soviet union (ussr) sign the nazi-soviet pact

  • battle of the atlantic

  • italy invades british controlled egypt

  • winter war between ussr and finland. war ends when finland cedes border lands to the ussr

  • slovakia, hungary, romania join the axis powers

  • germany invades and captures denmark and norway

  • the bataan death march begins as the imperial japanese army forces filipino and american prisoners of war to march 60 torture-filled miles

  • germany attacks western europe. luxembourg, netherlands, belgium, and nothern france fall

  • battle of britian

    battle of britian

    (6/10/1940-10/31/1940)

  • italy joins the war and, on june 27, invades southern france

  • italy surrenders unconditionally

  • germany, italy, and japan sign the tripartite pact

  • italy invades greece

  • german afrika korps are sent to north africa to reinforce the italians

  • bulgura joins the axis power

  • germany joined by axis allies and finland attack the ussr

  • the japanese launch a surprise attack on the U.S naval base in pearl harbor, hawaii

  • the japanese gain control over the philippines, french indochina, and singapore

  • the united states declares war on japan. germany and italy soon declare war on the united states

  • the battle of coral sea

  • 1st battle of El Alamein

    1st battle of El Alamein

    1-27

  • the battle of midway

  • the battle of guadalcanal

  • battle of stalingrad

  • 2nd battle of El Alamein

    2nd battle of El Alamein

    (10/23/1942-11/5/1942)

  • mussolini is executed

  • ussr attacks poland from the east. poland soon falls and is divided between the germans and russians

  • FDR dies, harry truman becomes president

  • operation overlord, d-day

  • paris is liberated

  • battle of the bulge

  • yalta conference

  • battle of iwa jima

    battle of iwa jima

    to march 26

  • battle of okinawa

  • hitler commits suicide

  • v-e day

  • potsdam conference

  • u.s drops an atomic bomb on hiroshima

  • u.s drops an atomic bomb on nagaski

  • v-j day