Search results
- Masterpiece
- November 11, 1918. World War I Ends. Britain, France, the US, and other allies defeat Germany, bringing an end to World War I, billed as “the war to end all wars.”
- January 30, 1933. Hitler Appointed German Leader. Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany and later assumes dictatorial powers. German rearmament takes off.
- September 1, 1939. World War II Begins. Germany invades Poland, inciting Poland’s allies Britain and France to declare war on Germany.
- September 17, 1939. Soviet Union Invades Poland. Working in concert with Hitler, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin orders the invasion of Poland, securing a share of Polish territory.
From Naval History and Heraldry Command. An interactive World War II timeline of events with descriptions, videos, and photos.
People also ask
When did World War 2 start?
What events shaped the first half of World War II?
How long did World War II last?
What happened before and during World War II?
- 1939
- 1940
- 1941
- 1942
- 1943
- 1944
- 1945
Sept. 1 may be the official start of World War II, but it didn't start in a vacuum. Europe and Asia had been tense for years prior to 1939 because of the rise of Adolf Hitlerand the Third Reich in Germany, the Spanish Civil War, the Japanese invasion of China, the German annexation of Austria, and the imprisonment of thousands of Jews in concentrat...
The first full year of the war saw Germany invading its European neighbors: Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, and Romania, and the bombing of Britain lasted for months. The Royal Air Force undertook nighttime raids in Germany in response. Germany, Italy, and Japan signed a joint military and economic agreement, and Ital...
The year 1941 was one of escalation around the world. Italy may have been defeated in Greece, but that didn't mean that Germany wouldn't take the country. Then it was on to Yugoslavia and Russia. Germany broke its pact with the Soviet Union and invaded there, but the winter and Soviet counterattack killed many German troops. The Soviets next joined...
U.S. troops first arrived in Britain in January 1942. Also that year, Japan captured Singapore, which was Britain's last location in the Pacific, as well as islands such as Borneo and Sumatra. By the middle of the year, though, the Allies started gaining ground, with the Battle of Midway being the turning point there. Germany captured Libya, but th...
Stalingrad turned into Germany's first major defeat in 1943, and the North Africa stalemate ended, with the surrender of the Axis powers to the Allies in Tunisia. The tide was finally turning, though not fast enough for the people in the 27 merchant vessels sunk by Germany in the Atlantic in four days in March. But Bletchley codebreakers and long-r...
American troops played a big role in battles to take back France in 1944, including landings on Normandy beaches that caught the Germans by surprise. Italy was finally liberated as well, and the Soviets' counterattack pushed the German soldiers back to Warsaw, Poland. Germany lost 100,000 soldiers (captured) during the battle in Minsk. The Battle...
Liberation of concentration camps, such as Auschwitz, made the extent of the Holocaust clearer to the Allies. Bombs still fell on London and Germany in 1945, but before April was over, two of the Axis leaders would be dead and Germany's surrender would soon follow. Franklin D. Roosevelt also died in April but of natural causes. The war in the Pacif...
- Jennifer Rosenberg
Mar 26, 2024 · There are a total of (1,299)All World War II Events - WW2 Timeline events in the SecondWorldWarHistory.com database. Entries are listed below by date-of-occurrence ascending (first-to-last). Day-by-Day Timeline of Events. Wednesday, November 10th, 1943.
- September 1, 1939. Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.
- September 3, 1939. Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
- September 17, 1939. The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.
- September 27–29, 1939. Warsaw surrenders on September 27. The Polish government flees into exile via Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them.
World War II was fought from 1939 to 1945. Learn more about World War II combatants, battles and generals, and what caused World War II.
World War II, or the Second World War was a global military conflict that was fought between September 1, 1939, and September 2, 1945. The war pitted two major military alliances against each other: the Allies of the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, China and others against the Axis of Germany, Japan, Italy and others.
