WW2 Timeline
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sept 1 1939
germany invades poland; gb and france declares war 2 days after
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june 1940
france surrenders to nazis
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late aug 1940
battle of britain begins
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june 22 1941
nazi operation barbarossa (invasion of soviet union) leningrad
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oct 2 1941
moscow
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dec 7 1941
pearl harbor bombing
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may 1942
japan captured: hong kong, guam, wake island, and the philippines
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june 1942
battle of midway; japan defeated; allies begin “island hopping”
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nov 4 1942
operation torch (invasion of north africa)
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feb 2 1943
battle at stalingrad; germans surrender after 6 months
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feb 4 1943
battle at guadalcanal; japanese defeat
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june 6 1944
d-day landing at normandy
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oct 1944
battle of leyte gulf; japanese navy destroyed
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dec 16 1944
battle of bulge begins (ends jan 28 1945)
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feb-march 1945
battle at iwo jima
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march 5 1945
allies break german siegfried line
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april 1945
battle at okinawa
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april 25 1945
soviet army enters berlin
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april 30 1945
hitler commits suicide
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may 8 1945
ve day; germany surrenders
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aug 6 & 9 1945
us drops bomb on hiroshima and nagasaki
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sep 2 1945
vj day; japan surrenders
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