World War ll Time Line
1939
September 1st
September 3rd
Hitler invades Poland
Britain and France declare war on Germany
1940
April 9th
May 10th
May 27th
June 4th
June 14th
June 22nd
July – October
September – Oct
Hitler invades Denmark and the Norway
Hitler invades Belgium and the Netherlands
Evacuation of British and French troops from
Dunkirk
German troops enter Paris
France signs peace treaty with Germany
Battle of Britain
London and Coventry are blitzed
1941
May – June
May 27th
June 22nd
Decmber 7th
Hitler invades Greece, Crete and Yoguslavia
The Royal Navy sink the pride of the German
fleet, the Bismark
Operation Barbarossa – Hitler’s invasion of Russia
Japanese attack on the American naval base at
Pearl Harbour
1942
February 15th
May 8th
June 4th
August
The British surrender Singapore to the Japanese
American victory at Battle of Coral Sea against the
Japanese
American victory at Midway against the Japanese
The Battle of Stalingrad begins between Russia and
Germany
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October – Nov Allied victory at Battle of El Alamein in Africa
1943
January 21st
May 13th
July – August
German surrender at Stalingrad
German and Italian surrender in Africa
Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy
1944
June 6th
D-Day – Allied troops make landings in Normandy,
France
August 25th
Allied troops liberate Paris
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December 16
Battle of the Bulge major German offensive in the
Ardennes
1945
January 17th
March – April
April 30th
May 2nd
May 7th
August 6th
August 9th
August 14th
Russian troops enter Warsaw in Poland
American assaults on Pacific Islands Iwo Jima and
Okinawa
Hitler commits suicide
German surrender in Italy
Germany surrenders to the American Supreme
Commander, General Eisenhower. V.E Day
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
Japan surrenders. War ends – V.J. Day (victory over
Japan)
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