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DateEventsSources
23 Aug 1939Molotov–Ribbentrop PactMolotov–Ribbentrop Pact
1 Sept 1939Invasion of Poland (September Campaign)Invasion of Poland
1 Sept 1939Battle of WesterplatteBattle of Westerplatte
3 Sept 1939Britain and France declare war on GermanyPhoney War
3 Sept 1939Battle of the AtlanticBattle of the Atlantic
7 Sept 1939Saar OffensiveSaar Offensive
9 Sept 1939Battle of the BzuraBattle of the Bzura
17 Sept 1939Soviet invasion of PolandSoviet invasion of Poland
30 Nov 1939Winter WarWinter War
3 Apr 1940Katyn massacreKatyn massacre
9 Apr 1940German invasion of Denmark and Norway (Operation Weserübung)Operation Weserübung
9 Apr 1940Battles of NarvikBattles of Narvik
10 May 1940British occupation of IcelandInvasion of Iceland
10 May 1940Battle of FranceBattle of France
12 May 1940Battle of Sedan (1940)Battle of Sedan (1940)
14 May 1940Bombing of RotterdamRotterdam Blitz
26 May 1940Dunkirk evacuation (Operation Dynamo)Dunkirk evacuation
10 Jun 1940Italy enters the war: invasion of FranceItalian invasion of France
15 Jun 1940Soviet occupation and annexation of the Baltic statesOccupation of the Baltic states
22 Jun 1940Armistice of 22 June 1940Armistice of 22 June 1940
28 Jun 1940Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern BukovinaSoviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
3 Jul 1940Attack on Mers-el-KébirAttack on Mers-el-Kébir
10 Jul 1940Battle of BritainBattle of Britain
30 Aug 1940Second Vienna AwardSecond Vienna Award
7 Sept 1940The BlitzThe Blitz
27 Sept 1940Tripartite PactTripartite Pact
28 Oct 1940Greco-Italian WarGreco-Italian War
11 Nov 1940Battle of TarantoBattle of Taranto
14 Nov 1940Coventry BlitzCoventry Blitz
9 Dec 1940Operation CompassOperation Compass
6 Apr 1941Invasion of YugoslaviaInvasion of Yugoslavia
6 Apr 1941German invasion of GreeceBattle of Greece
10 Apr 1941Siege of TobrukSiege of Tobruk
20 May 1941Battle of CreteBattle of Crete
24 May 1941Last battle of the battleship BismarckLast battle of the battleship Bismarck
22 Jun 1941Operation BarbarossaOperation Barbarossa
25 Jun 1941Continuation WarContinuation War
10 Jul 1941Battle of Smolensk (1941)Battle of Smolensk (1941)
23 Aug 1941Battle of Kiev (1941)Battle of Kiev (1941)
8 Sept 1941Siege of LeningradSiege of Leningrad
29 Sept 1941Babi Yar massacreBabi Yar
2 Oct 1941Battle of MoscowBattle of Moscow
30 Oct 1941Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942)
18 Nov 1941Operation CrusaderOperation Crusader
11 Dec 1941Germany and Italy declare war on the United StatesGerman declaration of war against the United States
20 Jan 1942Wannsee ConferenceWannsee Conference
17 Mar 1942Operation Reinhard — extermination camps begin operatingOperation Reinhard
12 May 1942Second Battle of KharkovSecond Battle of Kharkov
26 May 1942Battle of GazalaBattle of Gazala
27 May 1942Assassination of Heydrich and the reprisals (Lidice)Operation Anthropoid
27 May 1942Assassination of Heydrich and the reprisals (Lidice)Lidice massacre
10 Jun 1942Lidice massacreLidice massacre
28 Jun 1942Case Blue — German summer offensive 1942Case Blue
17 Jul 1942Battle of StalingradBattle of Stalingrad
17 Jul 1942Battle of StalingradOperation Uranus
19 Aug 1942Dieppe Raid (Operation Jubilee)Dieppe Raid
23 Oct 1942Second Battle of El AlameinSecond Battle of El Alamein
8 Nov 1942Operation TorchOperation Torch
17 Nov 1942Tunisian campaignTunisian campaign
9 Feb 1943Massacres of Poles in VolhyniaMassacres of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia
19 Apr 1943Warsaw Ghetto UprisingWarsaw Ghetto Uprising
5 Jul 1943Battle of KurskBattle of Kursk
10 Jul 1943Allied invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky)Allied invasion of Sicily
24 Jul 1943Bombing of Hamburg (Operation Gomorrah)Bombing of Hamburg in World War II
2 Aug 1943Treblinka prisoner revoltTreblinka extermination camp
26 Aug 1943Battle of the DnieperBattle of the Dnieper
3 Sept 1943Armistice of Cassibile — Italy leaves the AxisArmistice of Cassibile
9 Sept 1943Salerno landings (Operation Avalanche)Operation Avalanche
1 Oct 1943Rescue of the Danish JewsRescue of the Danish Jews
13 Oct 1943Italy declares war on GermanyMilitary history of Italy during World War II
13 Oct 1943Italy declares war on GermanyItalian Co-belligerent Army
28 Nov 1943Tehran ConferenceTehran Conference
17 Jan 1944Battle of Monte CassinoBattle of Monte Cassino
22 Jan 1944Battle of Anzio (Operation Shingle)Battle of Anzio
2 Feb 1944Battle of Narva (1944)Battle of Narva (1944)
19 Mar 1944German occupation of Hungary (Operation Margarethe)Operation Margarethe
6 Jun 1944Normandy landings and Operation OverlordNormandy landings
6 Jun 1944Normandy landings and Operation OverlordOperation Overlord
10 Jun 1944Oradour-sur-Glane massacreOradour-sur-Glane massacre
10 Jun 1944Vyborg–Petrozavodsk offensiveVyborg–Petrozavodsk offensive
22 Jun 1944Operation BagrationOperation Bagration
13 Jul 1944Lvov–Sandomierz offensiveLvov–Sandomierz offensive
1 Aug 1944Warsaw UprisingWarsaw Uprising
12 Aug 1944Falaise pocketFalaise pocket
15 Aug 1944Operation Dragoon — landings in southern FranceOperation Dragoon
19 Aug 1944Liberation of ParisLiberation of Paris
20 Aug 1944Jassy–Kishinev offensiveJassy–Kishinev offensive
23 Aug 1944King Michael's coup — Romania changes sides1944 Romanian coup d'état
29 Aug 1944Slovak National UprisingSlovak National Uprising
15 Sept 1944Belgrade offensiveBelgrade offensive
17 Sept 1944Operation Market GardenOperation Market Garden
2 Oct 1944Battle of the ScheldtBattle of the Scheldt
16 Dec 1944Battle of the Bulge (Ardennes Offensive)Battle of the Bulge
29 Dec 1944Siege of BudapestSiege of Budapest
12 Jan 1945Vistula–Oder offensiveVistula–Oder offensive
13 Jan 1945East Prussian offensiveEast Prussian offensive
27 Jan 1945Liberation of AuschwitzAuschwitz concentration camp
27 Jan 1945Liberation of AuschwitzAuschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum
30 Jan 1945Sinking of the Wilhelm GustloffMV Wilhelm Gustloff
4 Feb 1945Yalta ConferenceYalta Conference
13 Feb 1945Bombing of DresdenBombing of Dresden
7 Mar 1945Capture of the Ludendorff Bridge at RemagenBattle of Remagen
16 Mar 1945Vienna offensiveVienna offensive
23 Mar 1945Operation Plunder — Rhine crossing at WeselOperation Plunder
23 Mar 1945Operation Plunder — Rhine crossing at WeselOperation Varsity
1 Apr 1945Ruhr pocketRuhr pocket
6 Apr 1945Battle of KönigsbergBattle of Königsberg
15 Apr 1945Liberation of Bergen-BelsenBergen-Belsen concentration camp
16 Apr 1945Battle of BerlinBattle of Berlin
29 Apr 1945Liberation of DachauDachau concentration camp
5 May 1945Prague uprisingPrague uprising
7 May 1945German Instrument of Surrender — end of the war in EuropeGerman Instrument of Surrender
7 May 1945German Instrument of Surrender — end of the war in EuropeVictory in Europe Day
17 Jul 1945Potsdam ConferencePotsdam Conference