As you know World War Two began in the 1940’s and ended around 1945. A lot of important things happened between those dates. In a world war it is hard to uncover everything that took place, especially when you were not there to document all the events. In order to show you what all happened we have put together a timeline of the most important dates and things that took place. There are a lot  of things that happened during WWII ,so bare with us if something that occurred is not on the timeline. Listed below is the timeline for the website.

1940

 

May 10

            Nazis invaded Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg

May 12

            Germans cross French frontier

May 26 - June 3

            335,000 out of 400,000 Allied soldiers rescued from Belgium

June 10

            Italy declared war on France and Britain

June 22

            France and Germany sign at Compiegne

Nov. 14

            Nazis Bomb Coventry, England

 

-1941

 

April 17

            German launches attack in Balkans

April 27

            Nazi tanks enter Athens

            Remnants of British Army quit Greece

Dec. 7

            Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, Philippines, Guam forces U.S. into war
 Aug. 14

            FDR and Churchill agree on war aims

June 22

            Hitler attacks Russia

Dec. 11

            U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan

            German and Italy declare war on U.S.

            Congress declares war on those countries

 

1942

 

Feb. 15

            British surrendered to Singapore to Japanese

 

April 9

            U.S. forces peninsula on Bataan peninsula in Philippines surrendered

 

           

 

           

 

1943

 

Jan. 14 - 24

President Roosevelt and Churchill on an absolute surrender goal

 

Feb. 1 – 2

6^th Army of Germany surrender

 

Sep. 3

After concurring of Sicily, Allied troops land on Italy.

 

Sep. 8

Italy surrenders

 

Sep. 10

Nazi takes hold of Rome  

 

Nov. 22 - 26

A Cairo convention takes place to undertake Japan but free Korea

 

Nov. 28 – Dec. 1

Tehran convention takes place to agree on invasion plans

 

 

 

1944

 

June 4

Rome is invaded by U.S troops

 

June 6

D-Day

 

 

 

 Oct. 13

Allies free Athens

 

Dec. 16

Battle of the Bulge

 

 

 

1945

 

Feb. 11

Yalta Agreement signed

 

May 1

Admiral Doenitz takes control over Germany

Suicide of Hitler

 

May 2

Berlin falls

 

May 7

Germany surrenders

 

May 8

V - E Day is declared

 

July 28

Potsdam convention held

 

Aug. 6

U.S drop a bomb on Hiroshima

 

Aug. 8

USSR plans war on Japan

 

Aug. 14

Japan surrenders

 

Sep. 2

V – J Day