WWII Timeline

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  • Invasion of Poland

    Invasion of Poland

    German Aggression
  • Soviets invade Poland

    Soviets invade Poland

  • Rationing begins in Britain.

    Rationing begins in Britain.

  • Germany Attacks Belgium, The Netherlands, and France

    Germany Attacks Belgium, The Netherlands, and France

    German Aggression, Conquered rapidly
  • Battle of Britain begins

    Battle of Britain begins

    Germany attacks Britain (exclusively from the air) First military failure (Luftwaffe)
  • Greece and North Africa

    Greece and North Africa

    Italy invade Greece and North Africa (failure) Germany was forced to come to help Italy
  • Heavy German bombing of London

    Heavy German bombing of London

  • Germany Invade the Soviet Union

    Germany Invade the Soviet Union

    Failure - USSR was too big for Germany to win (Operation Barbarossa begins)
  • British occupy Siria

    British occupy Siria

  • The war in the Pacific began

    The war in the Pacific began

    Japan warplanes launched a surprise attach on the US Navy base at PEarl Harbor, Hawaii
  • US and Britain declare war on Japan

    US and Britain declare war on Japan

  • Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Nations

    Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Nations

  • Invasion of Guadalcanal begin

    Invasion of Guadalcanal begin

    Between August 1942 and February 1943, Allied forces carried out an invasion on the island of Guadalcanal
  • Soviets began as offensive against Germans in Stalingrad

    Soviets began as offensive against Germans in Stalingrad

  • Soviet Victory in the Ukraine

    Soviet Victory in the Ukraine

    The first major victory, when the Red Army retook the city of Kharkov.
  • D-Day landings on the Northern Coast of France

    D-Day landings on the Northern Coast of France

  • Normady Invasion

    Normady Invasion

    British and American forces launched the D-Day invasion landing in the Coast of Normandy
  • Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz

    Soviet troops liberate Auschwitz

  • Soviets reach Berlin

    Soviets reach Berlin

  • Hitler commited suicide

    Hitler commited suicide

  • V-E Day

    V-E Day