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WWII events

By Yarles
  • war begins when germany invades poland

    war begins when germany invades poland

    germany invades poland
  • soviet union invades poland

    soviet union invades poland

  • The Polish government flees into exile via Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them.

    The Polish government flees into exile via Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them.

  • germany invades denmark and norway

    germany invades denmark and norway

  • Germany attacks western Europe

    Germany attacks western Europe

  • Italy enters war

    Italy enters war

  • The Soviet Union forces Romania to cede the eastern province of Bessarabia and the northern half of Bukovina to the Soviet Ukraine.

  • air war begins (battle of britan)

    air war begins (battle of britan)

  • The Italians invade British-controlled Egypt from Italian-controlled Libya.

    The Italians invade British-controlled Egypt from Italian-controlled Libya.

  • Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.

    Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.

  • air war ends in defeat for the nazis (battle of britan)

  • A Soviet counteroffensive drives the Germans from the Moscow suburbs in chaotic retreat.

  • Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

    Japan bombs Pearl Harbor

  • The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II.

    The United States declares war on Japan, entering World War II.

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

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

  • British and US navies halt the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.

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

  • British troops defeat the Germans and Italians at El Alamein in Egypt, sending the Axis forces in chaotic retreat across Libya to the eastern border of Tunisia.

  • 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.

    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. By mid-August, the Allies control Sicily.

  • The Fascist Grand Council deposes Benito Mussolini, enabling Italian marshall Pietro Badoglio to form a new government.

    The Fascist Grand Council deposes Benito Mussolini, enabling Italian marshall Pietro Badoglio to form a new government.

  • Allied troops land on the beaches of Salerno near Naples.

  • Soviet troops liberate Kiev.

    Soviet troops liberate Kiev.

  • Allied troops land successfully near Anzio, just south of Rome.

  • Germany surrenders to the western Allies.

    Germany surrenders to the western Allies.

  • Germany surrenders to the Soviets

  • Hitler commits suicide.

    Hitler commits suicide.

  • The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

    The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

  • The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

    The United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

  • war ends

    war ends