World War II Timeline

  • Germany invades Poland

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    World War 2

  • Soviet Union invades eastern Poland

  • Surrender of Warsaw

  • Soviet Union invades Finland

  • Finland Signs peace treaty with the Soviet Union

  • Germany, Italy, and Japan Tripartite Act

  • Bulgaria joins axis

  • Japan attacks Pearl Harbour

  • Battle of Midway

  • Operation Torch begins

  • Operation Overlord

  • Operation Cobra begins

  • Operation Anvil

  • Battle of the Bulge begins

  • USA lands on Iwo Jima

  • FDR dies and Truman takes office

  • Hitler committs suicide

  • Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima

  • Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki

  • Japan surrenders

  • Japan surrenders in Hong Kong