Second World War Timeline


The Great Events of World War II, Day-by-Day



On September 1st, 1939, Hitler's Army crossed into Poland to mark the start of World War 2. The event forced the British, French and others into war. Hitler's forces used fast-moving tactics to put the hapless Allies on the defensive. The rest of the world now awaited the fallout from the events engulfing Mainland Europe - a fallout soon destined to overtake the globe.
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
Statistics
Quotes


  Events by War Year  

  1939  
  1940  
  1941  
  1942  
  1943  
  1944  
  1945  


  Events by Nation  

  Australia  
  Belgium  
  British India  
  Canada  
  Denmark  
  Empire of Japan  
  Finland  
  France  
  Germany  
  Greece  
  Kingdom of Hungary  
  Kingdom of Italy  
  Netherlands  
  New Zealand  
  Norway  
  Poland  
  Philippines  
  Kingdom of Romania  
  Soviet Union  
  United Kingdom  
  Ukraine  
  United States  
  Yugoslavia  


  Special Topics  

  Land Events  
  Aerial Warfare Events  
  Naval Warfare Events  
  Statistics  
  Quotes  
  Pearl Harbor Speech  
  War Posters  
©2024 www.SecondWorldWarHistory.com • Content ©2016-2024 SecondWorldWarHistory.com • All Rights Reserved. The SecondWorldWarHistory.com logo, its written content, and photography / illustrations are unique to this website (unless where indicated) and are protected by all applicable domestic and international intellectual property laws. Information found across this site, verified through publicly available sources, is assumed to be accurate at the time of publication. Material presented throughout this website is for historical and entertainment value only. No A.I. was used in the generation of this content.

©2024 www.SecondWorldWarHistory.com • All Rights Reserved • Content ©2006-2024 (18yrs)