Timeline: WWII 1939-1945 | Timetoast

Sep 1, 1939

Invasion to poland

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Hitler invaded Poland
Sep 3, 1939

War is Declared

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Britain and France declared war on Germany
Apr 9, 1940

Germany Invades Norway

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Germany invades Norway and also taking Denmark. This invasion happened early in the start of the war
Jun 14, 1940

Verdun has fallen to Germany

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German troops enter paris and is able to take Verdun
Nov 20, 1940

Axis of Powers

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Hungaray, Romania, and Bulgaria had joined the Axis.
Jun 21, 1941

The End of the Non Aggression Pact

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German troops attacks Soviet Russia which caused to violate and decline the nonagression pact
Sep 29, 1941

Ukraine Under Attack by the Germans

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The Germans kill 5,600 to 6,000 people in ukraine and most of the people were Jewish.
Oct 17, 1941

German U- Boat vs. The Kearny

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An American ship " Kearny" was attacked by a German U-Boat causing the U.S. ship coast off Iceland
Sep 11, 1942

Vichy France

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Germany takes over Vichy, France
Jul 5, 1943

Soviets Win Battle of Kursk

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Aug 2, 1943

Germany attacked by the Allies

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Germany is bombed by the Allies.
Sep 3, 1943

Italy surrenders

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Italy asks for the Allies to stop fighting with them
Oct 6, 1943

Italy Declares War on Germany

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Nov 18, 1943

The Battle of Berlin

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May 11, 1944

Gustav Line Broken

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Due to the ending of the Gustav Line, the Germans fall back and lose Monte cassino
Jun 6, 1944

D- Day

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France attacks Germany in Normandy
Sep 1, 1944

Dwight Eisenhower and the Allies

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Dwight Eisenhower is in charge of the Allies in Europe
Sep 19, 1944

Hurtgen Forest

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Germans and Americans fight int eh hurtgen forest and 33,000 Americans were lost
Apr 30, 1945

Hitler Dies

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Hitler commits suicide with poison
May 7, 1945

Germany Surrenders

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Germany surrenders in Berlin