WWII Timeline

Japan invades Manchuria

Sep 18, 1931

Japan invades Manchuria for more land

Germany and Japam sign an Anti-Comintern pact

Nov 25, 1936

Japan and Germany sign the pact and become better allies

France and Britain guarantee the integrity of the Polish state

Mar 31, 1939

France and Great Britain are watching out for Poland

Start of WWII

Sep 1, 1939

On this day Britain declared war on Germany because of them invading poland

The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east

Sep 17, 1939

While Germany invaded from the west the Soviet Union invaded from the east

Italy enters the war

Jun 10, 1940

On June 10 1940 Italy enters WWII

Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite pact

Sep 27, 1940

These 3 countries signed this pact to becoe better allies

Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania join the Axis

Nov 1, 1940

These 3 nations joined the Axis to help fight off the German and Japanese armies

Pearl Harbor

Dec 7, 1941

On this day Japanese planes launched an attack on Pearl Harbor

The US declares war on Japan

Dec 8, 1941

The US declares war on Japan becuase of the Pearl Harbor attacks

Axis forces in Tunisia surrender to allies

May 13, 1943

US and British troops land on Sicily

Jul 10, 1943

Britain and America send troops to Sicily

Soviet troops liberate Kiev

Nov 6, 1943

Some of the Soviet troops liberated Kiev

Allied troops liberate Rome

Jun 4, 1944

On June 4, 1944 aliied troops liberated Rome

D-Day

Jun 6, 1944

American troops fought German troops on beaches in Normandy, France

US troops land in the Phillipines

Oct 20, 1944

The US troops landed in the Phillipines

Day Hitler Died

Apr 30, 1945

On April 30, 1945 Adolph Hitler took his own life

V-E Day

May 8, 1945

Germany is defeated and leaves the war

Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

An Atomic Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on this day and history

Japan Surrenders

Sep 2, 1945

On this day Japan surrendered and admitted defeat