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WORLD WAR 2 TIMELINE. DOMINGO SIMON. 1939-1945. 1939. Sep.1 Germany invades Poland, that is the beginning of World war 2 Sep.3 Britain and France have declared war on Germany Sep.8 the U.S. still remains neutral Sep.17 Poland is invaded by Russia Sep.27 Warsaw surrenders
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WORLD WAR 2 TIMELINE DOMINGO SIMON 1939-1945
1939 Sep.1 Germany invades Poland, that is the beginning of World war 2 Sep.3 Britain and France have declared war on Germany Sep.8 the U.S. still remains neutral Sep.17 Poland is invaded by Russia Sep.27 Warsaw surrenders Oct.6 all polish troops (the remaining ones) surrender Nov.30 yet another country (Finland) is invaded by Russia
1940 Jan.17 German Enigma messages are decodedBritish intelligence Mar.12 Hitler is convinced that the Russian military is not effective Apr.8 Denmark and Norway are invaded by none other than Germany Apr.14 Narvik, Norway is invaded by British forces May 10 France, Holland, Belgium, and Luxemburg are invaded by Germany May 20 German forces reach the British channel
1941 Feb.12 Hitler sends Rommel to help Italyin North Africa Mar.1 Bulgaria joins The Axis Mar.3 Rommel attacks the British Mar.5 British troops help support Greece Apr.6 Yugoslavia and Greece are invaded by Germany Apr.13 Japan and Russia sign non-aggression pact Apr.17 yet another country (Yugoslavia) surrenders to Adolf Hitler’s troops Apr.27 German troops occupy Athens Dec.7 the U.S joins the war
1942 Jan.2 Japaneseforces occupy Manila Jan.10 Japaneseforces invades Indonesia Jan.11 Japanese forcesoccupy Malaysia Jan.12 Japanese forcesinvade Burma Jan.13 German U-boats start to sink shipson the U.S. coast
1943 Feb.2 the last German forces in Stalingrad surrender May 13 the Allies control North Africa Jul.5 the battle of Kursk begins Nov.19 the Marines land in Tarawa
1944 Jan.22 Allies land in Anzio, Italy Mar. the Russians advance into the Ukraine Apr.10 theRussians liberate Odessa Aug.25 Paris is liberated Dec.16 the German attack in the Ardennes begin
1945 Jan.9 the Marines land in Luzon Jan.28 the Ardennes campaignends Mar.4 Manila is liberated Aug.6 Hiroshima is destroyed by an atomic bomb Aug.14 Japan surrenders. World War 2 finally ends
SOURCES • 2worldwar2.com