Course of event
Event |
Duration |
Description |
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Operation Junee 1941–December 1 Germany invaded the Soviet Union, breaking the Nazi-Soviet pact. The Soviet Union joined the Allies. |
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German Invasion of Poland |
September 1, 1939Germany invaded Poland, marking the start of WWII in Europe. Britain and France declared war on Germany. |
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Fall of France |
May-June 1940 Germany invaded France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. France surrendered in June. |
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Battle of Britain |
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T of Pearl Harbor . |
December 7, 1941, |
Japanese forces attacked the US naval base at Pearl Harbor. The US entered the war. |
Battle of Midway Junene 1942 |
Major naval battle in the Pacific where the US defeated Japan, turning the tide in the Pacific theater of Stalingrad |
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August 1942–February 1943 |
Soviet Union defeated Germany in a major battle, leading to Germany’s first big defeat. |
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D-Day Landings |
June 6, 1944 |
Allies launched a massive amphibious landing operation in Normandy, France opening the Western front. |
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki |
August 6 and 9, 1945 |
The US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities forcing Japan’s unconditional surrender. |
Victory over Japan On August 15, 1945 |
Japan accepted the terms of the Potsdam Declaration, signaling the end of WWII. |
World War Two Timeline
World War II was the largest and deadliest global military conflict in history. It began in 1939 with Nazi Germany’s invasion of Poland and lasted until the Axis powers’ surrender in 1945. The war engulfed Europe and Asia across bloody campaigns that resulted in an estimated 60 million deaths, including the systematic murder of 6 million Jews in the Holocaust. This article covers World War II, a massive and devastating global conflict from 1939 to 1945. It explores its causes, key events, impacts on nations, and the aftermath.
Table of Content
- World War II
- Several key events and factors led to the start of the war:
- Beginning of World War II
- Expansion of the Conflict
- The Tide Turns Against the Axis
- End of World War II and Aftermath
- Reasons behind Second World War
- Course of event
- Impact
- Significance
- Related Articles
- Conclusion
- FAQs- World War Two