WWII Timeline

By sambaez
  • German invasion of Poland

    German invasion of Poland

  • Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

    Great Britain and France declare war on Germany

  • Blitzkreig against Denmark and Norway

  • Attacks against Netherlands, Belgium, and France

    Attacks against Netherlands, Belgium, and France

  • France Surrenders, signs armistice

    France Surrenders, signs armistice

  • Air attack against Britain

    Air attack against Britain

  • Greece and Yugoslavia captured

    Greece and Yugoslavia captured

  • Hitler invades Soviet Union

    Hitler invades Soviet Union

  • Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor, Philippines, and Dutch East Indies

    Japan Attacks Pearl Harbor, Philippines, and Dutch East Indies

    United States enters war
  • U.S. enters war

    U.S. enters war

  • U.S. wins Battle of Coral Sea

    U.S. wins Battle of Coral Sea

  • U.S. wins Battle of Midway

    U.S. wins Battle of Midway

  • Germans attack Stalingrad

    Germans attack Stalingrad

  • Britain and U.S. invade North Africa

    Britain and U.S. invade North Africa

  • Germans surrender at Stalingrad

    Germans surrender at Stalingrad

  • German and Italian troops surrender in French North Africa

    German and Italian troops surrender in French North Africa

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    Soviets defeat Germans at Battle of Kursk

  • Rome falls to Allies

    Rome falls to Allies

  • D-Day

    D-Day

    allied forces landed on Normandy beaches
  • Paris is liberated

    Paris is liberated

  • Germany is invaded

    Germany is invaded

  • Soviets enter Berlin

    Soviets enter Berlin

  • Mussolini Dies

    Mussolini Dies

  • Hitler commits suicide

  • Germany Surrenders

    Germany Surrenders

  • U.S. drops atomic bombs on Japan

    U.S. drops atomic bombs on Japan

  • Surrender of Japan

    Surrender of Japan

    formal ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, ending WWII

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