1. WORLD WAR 2 TIMELINE DOMINGO SIMON 1939-1945

2. 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

3. 1940 Jan.17 German Enigma messages are decoded British 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

4. 1941 Feb.12 Hitler sends Rommel to help Italy in 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

5. 1942 Jan.2 Japanese forces occupy Manila Jan.10 Japanese forces invades Indonesia Jan.11 Japanese forces occupy Malaysia Jan.12 Japanese forces invade Burma Jan.13 German U-boats start to sink ships on the U.S. coast

6. 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

7. 1944 Jan.22 Allies land in Anzio, Italy Mar. the Russians advance into the Ukraine Apr.10 the Russians liberate Odessa Aug.25 Paris is liberated Dec.16 the German attack in the Ardennes begin

8. 1945 Jan.9 the Marines land in Luzon Jan.28 the Ardennes campaign ends Mar.4 Manila is liberated Aug.6 Hiroshima is destroyed by an atomic bomb Aug.14 Japan surrenders. World War 2 finally ends

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