WWII Chronology

events of wwii starting from 1935

Rome-Berlin Axis

1936-1939

Rhineland

1936

Sudetenland

1938

Nazi-Soviet / Hitler-Stalin Pact

1939

Neutrality Acts

1935,1936,1937, 1939

Invasion of Poland/Start of WWII

September 1, 1939

Germany’s Denmark and Norway Invasion

April 9, 1940

Germany invades France

May 10, 1940

Winston Churchill becomes the British Prime Minister

May 10, 1940

Evacuation of Dunkirk

May 26 to June 4, 1940, when Allied forces evacuated from Dunkirk, France.

Sealine

August of 1940

Destroyers for Bases Deal

A 1940 agreement between the US and UK, where the US transferred naval destroyers to Britain in exchange for land rights at British bases in the Caribbean.

Four Freedoms Speech

January 6, 1941

freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

Lend-Lease Bill

March 11, 1941

Roosevelt authorizes US ships to escort British ships

Summer-Fall of 1941

Albania and Yugoslavia Invasion by Germany

April 6, 1941

Operation Barbarossa

June 22, 1941, Germany invades the Soviet Union.

Soviet Union fights FInland

November 30, 1939, marked the beginning of the Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland, where the Soviets aimed to secure territory.

Japanese invade China

July 7, 1937, marked the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War, as Japan sought to expand its control over Chinese territory.

Japanese invade Manchuria

September 18, 1931, marked the beginning of the invasion of Manchuria by Japan, establishing a puppet state and expanding Japanese influence in Northeast Asia.

Japanese invasion of French Indo-China

September 22, 1940,

as Japan sought to cut off supplies to China and expand its territorial reach in Southeast Asia. This invasion facilitated Japan's control over vital resources and strategic locations in the region.

America negotiates with Japan about tensions in the Pacific

Fall 1941

Pearl Harbor

December 7, 1941, leading to the United States' entry into World War II.

America enters WWII

after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, marking a significant shift in the conflict.

Operation Torch

the Allied invasion of North Africa in November 1942, aimed at gaining a foothold against Axis powers.

Battle of Kasserine Pass

a significant battle in February 1943 during the North African campaign, where American forces faced their first major defeat against German troops.

Battle of El Almain

a pivotal battle in October 1942 where Allied forces achieved a decisive victory against Axis troops, marking a turning point in the North African campaign.

Casablanca Conference

a meeting held in January 1943 between Allied leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill to plan the next phase of the war.

Battle of Stalingrad

a major battle from Winter 1942 to February 1943, where Soviet forces encircled and defeated the German army, marking a turning point in the Eastern Front.

Holocaust starts

in 1941, when Nazi Germany began the systematic extermination of Jews and other targeted groups with the invasion of the Soviet Union

D-Day

the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, which marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi control.

Operation Fortitude; Pas de Calais and Caen-Cotentin

Deception against Germany in Spring 1944