WWII Time Line

  • January 30, 1933 Hitler Becomes Chancellor

    January 30, 1933 Hitler Becomes Chancellor
    In the year of 1933 Hitler became the chancellor of Germany. Adolf Hitler was the leader of the Nazis.
  • Sept 13, 1935 Nuremberg Laws in effect against Jews

    Sept 13, 1935 Nuremberg Laws in effect against Jews
    Nuremberg Laws were introduced in Germany in the year of 1935. The two laws were the Law for the Protection of German Blood and German honour which forbade marriages between Jews and Germans.
  • Italy into Ethiopia October 1st, 1935

    Italy into Ethiopia October 1st, 1935
    Italy invaded Ethiopia, this was also referred as the Second Italo-Ethiopian War. The battle was fought between the kingdom of Italy and arm forces of the Ethiopians. The battles lasted at least 8 months and Italy won the battle.
  • 1937: Italy, Germany & Japan signed Anti-Comintern Pact, against Russia

    1937: Italy, Germany & Japan signed Anti-Comintern Pact, against Russia
    The anti-comintern was signed between Germany and Japan then later on joined by other governments and was directed against the third communist international.
  • March, 1938 Anschluss - Germany takes over Austria with no fighting.

    March, 1938 Anschluss - Germany takes over Austria with no fighting.
    This was known as the anschluss movement which made Austria and Germany united as one country to form a greater Germany.
  • March 15, 1939 Full invasion and takeover of Czechoslovakia.

    March 15, 1939 Full invasion and takeover of Czechoslovakia.
    The invasion of the Germans Began form the Northern and Western border regions.
  • August 23, 1939 German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact

    August 23, 1939 German-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
    The pact between Germany and the Soviet Union that was concluded only a few days before the beginning of World War II and which divided eastern Europe into German and Soviet.
  • Sept 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland with Blitzkrieg warfare.

    Sept 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland with Blitzkrieg warfare.
    Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
  • Sept 3, 1939 Britain Declares war on Germany

    Sept 3, 1939 Britain Declares war on Germany
    Britain and France sworn to defend Poland. Which made Britain start war on Germany.
  • Battle of the Atlantic - Sept 3, 1939 - Duration of the war

    Battle of the Atlantic - Sept 3, 1939 - Duration of the war
    Battle of Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign in WWII.
  • Battle of the Atlantic - Sept 3, 1939 - Duration of the war

    Battle of the Atlantic - Sept 3, 1939 - Duration of the war
    Battle of Atlantic was the longest battle of WWII.
  • Sept 10, 1939 Canada declares war on Germany.

    Sept 10, 1939 Canada declares war on Germany.
    Canada request approval to declare war on Germany because they declared war on Poland and the United Kingdom and France declared war on Germany.
  • Sept 10, 1939 Canada declares war on Germany.

    Sept 10, 1939 Canada declares war on Germany.
    Canada declares war on Germany because they attacked Poland.
  • Battle of Britain July 10, 1940

    Battle of Britain July 10, 1940
    The Germans begin the first in a long series of bombing raids against Great Britain, as the Battle of Britain, which will last three and a half months, begins.
  • Battle of Britain July 10, 1940

    Battle of Britain July 10, 1940
    On this day in 1940, the Germans begin the first in a long series of bombing raids against Great Britain, as the Battle of Britain, which will last three and a half months
  • Invasion of Soviet Union June 22, 1941

    Invasion of Soviet Union June 22, 1941
    Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941, in the largest German military operation of World War II.
  • Pearl Harbour Attack Dec 7, 1941

     Pearl Harbour Attack Dec 7, 1941
    Japan had a surprise military strike against the United States base at pearl harbour. The attack led to the United States joining WWII
  • Pearl Harbour Attack Dec 7, 1941

    Pearl Harbour Attack Dec 7, 1941
    Japan had a surprise military attack on the United States base of Pearl Harbour. This attack led to the United States joining WWII.
  • Japanese-Canadian Internment Feb 24th, 1942

    Japanese-Canadian Internment Feb 24th, 1942
    Japanese Canadians were treated unjustly and were kept inside internment camps.
  • Japanese-Canadian Internment Feb 24th, 1942

    Japanese-Canadian Internment Feb 24th, 1942
    Japanese Canadians were treated unjustly and were kept inside internment camps because the Canadians thought they were spies.
  • Battle of El Alamein July 1,1942

     Battle of El Alamein July 1,1942
    Was a battle of the western desert campaign of the second WWII, fought in Egypt between Germany and Italy.
  • Dieppe Raid Aug 19, 1942

    Dieppe Raid Aug 19, 1942
    Operation Jubilee, was an Allied attack on the German-occupied port of Dieppe during the Second World War.
  • Battle of Stalingrad Aug 23, 1942

    Battle of Stalingrad Aug 23, 1942
    was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad
  • Italian Campaign July 10, 1943

     Italian Campaign July 10, 1943
    The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe.
  • Battle Of Stalingrad July 17 1942- Feb 2 1943

    Battle Of Stalingrad July 17 1942- Feb 2 1943
    Was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad in Southern Russia.
  • D-Day June 6, 1944

    D-Day June 6, 1944
    The Normandy landings (code named Operation Neptune) were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (termed D-Day) of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II.
  • Germany surrenders May 8, 1945 19

    Germany surrenders May 8, 1945 19
    Germany surrenders and WWII comes to an end.
  • Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima Aug 6, 1945

    Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima Aug 6, 1945
    United states bomb Hiroshima.
  • Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki Aug 9, 1945

    Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki Aug 9, 1945
    On this day in 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan’s unconditional surrender.
  • Invasion of Soviet Union June 22, 1941

    Invasion of Soviet Union June 22, 1941
    Nazi Germany's World War II invasion of the Soviet Union, which was launched on Sunday, 22 June 1941. The operation was driven primarily by an ideological desire to conquer the Western Soviet Union so that it could be repopulated by Germans.
  • Battle of El Alamein July 1,1942

    Battle of El Alamein July 1,1942
    It was the Western desert campaign of WWII fought in Egypt between Germany and Italy.