This is a list of timelines of events over the period of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
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Main timelines World War II
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Timeline of World War II (1939)
This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939, from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II.
Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 19 ...
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Timeline of World War II (1940)
This is a timeline of World War II events that took place in 1940, the first full year of the second global war of the 20th century.
January
:1: 10,000 Japanese troops launch a counter-attack in eastern Shanxi Province in China in an attempt ...
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Timeline of World War II (1941)
This is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II in 1941, marked also by the beginning of Operation Barbarossa on the Eastern Front.
January
*1: Accounting of the previous night's bombing of London reveals that ...
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Timeline of World War II (1942)
This is a timeline of events that occurred during World War II in 1942.
January
:1: Twenty-six Allied countries signed the Declaration by United Nations during the Arcadia Conference.
:2: Manila is captured by Japanese forces. They also tak ...
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Timeline of World War II (1943)
This is a timeline of events that occurred during World War II in 1943.
January
:1: German 1st Panzer Division withdraws from the Terek River area in southern Russia to prevent encirclement.
:2: Americans and Australians recapture Buna, ...
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Timeline of World War II (1944)
This is a timeline of events that occurred during 1944 in World War II.
January
:3: Major Gregory Pappy Boyington, the USMC fighter ace, was shot down after downing the last 3 of his 26 victories, and would spend the next 20 months in Jap ...
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Timeline of World War II (1945)
Wars, campaigns, and battles
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Timeline of the invasion of Poland
September
:1: World War II begins with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany. The resulting invasion of Poland lasts until October 6, 1939, when the final significant Polish military forces surrender at Kock. German operations are conduct ...
(1939)
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Timeline of the Battle of France
The Timeline of the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, covers the period during World War II from the first military actions between Germany and France and to the armistice signed by France. Over the period of six weeks, from M ...
(1939–1940)
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Timeline of the Battle of the Atlantic
This is a timeline for the Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945) in World War II.
1939
August
August 19, 1939
: Five U-boats sail from Kiel and nine from Wilhelmshaven to take waiting positions in the North Atlantic.Rohwer & Hummelchen, p.1
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(1939–1945)
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Timeline of the Winter War
The timeline of the Winter War is a chronology of events leading up to, culminating in, and resulting from the Winter War. The war began when the Soviet Union attacked Finland on 30 November 1939 and it ended 13 March 1940.
Prelude
* 7 Novemb ...
(1939–1940)
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Timeline of the Norwegian Campaign (1940)
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Timeline of the North African Campaign (1940–1943)
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Timeline of the Eastern Front of World War II
1939
* March 14–15, 1939 Under German pressure, the Slovaks declare their independence and form a Slovak Republic. The Germans occupy the dismantled Czech lands in violation of the Munich agreement and form the Protectorate of Bohemia and Mo ...
(1941–1945)
Others
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Timeline of declarations of war during World War II
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Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II
This is a Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II covering Britain 1939–45.
For a narrative history and bibliography of the home front see United Kingdom home front during World War II, as well as history of Scotland � ...
(1939–1945)
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Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
The timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact is a chronology of events, including Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact negotiations, leading up to, culminating in, and resulting from the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. The Treaty of Non-aggression between Nazi G ...
(1918–1941)
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Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945)
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Timeline of the Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project was under ...
(1939–1947)
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Timeline of air operations during the Battle of Europe
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Timeline of the Holocaust
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Timeline of the Holocaust in Norway
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Timeline of Treblinka extermination camp
This article presents the timeline of events at Treblinka extermination camp during the most deadly phase of the Holocaust in World War II.Clancy Young"Treblinka Death Camp Day-by-Day" H.E.A.R.T - Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team. Tab ...
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Timeline of deportations of French Jews to death camps
This is a timeline of deportations of French Jews to Nazi extermination camps in German-occupied Europe during World War II. The overall total of Jews deported from France is a minimum of 75,721.
See also
* The Holocaust in France
* Camp du Ré ...
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Timeline of Allied World War II conferences
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Timeline of Irish maritime events during World War II
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Timeline of the first premiership of Winston Churchill
See also
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Timeline of World War I (1914–1918)
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Timeline of the Weimar Republic
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Timeline of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
The following is a timeline relating to the Second Italo–Ethiopian War to the end of 1936. A number of related political and military events followed until 1942, but these have been omitted.
1930
* Italy builds a fort at Walwal, an oasis in th ...
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Timeline of the Spanish Civil War
The Timeline of the Spanish Civil War allows observation of the proceedings of the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939.
History of the Spanish Civil War, by year
* 1936 in the Spanish Civil War
* 1937 in the Spanish Civil War
* 1938–39 in ...
External links
WW2DB: Day-by-Day TimelineHistoryOrb.com
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Chronology of World War II
Timelines of military conflicts
Lists of events lists
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