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Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II; Chronology of the liberation of Belgian cities and towns during World War II; Timeline of the Manhattan Project (1939–1947) Timeline of air operations ...
The major battle of Operation Market Garden; Allies reach but fail to cross the Rhine; British First Airborne Division destroyed. • Battle of Peleliu: A fight to capture an airstrip on a speck of coral in the western Pacific. • Battle of Aachen: Aachen was the first major German city to face invasion during World War II. • Battle of the ...
Highest net casualty for U.S. forces during World War II; Resulted in Allied liberation of Luzon; Battle of Manila: February 3, 1945 March 3, 1945 Manila, Philippines Philippines campaign (1944–45) 6,575 (1,010 killed and 5,565 wounded) [3] Allied victory Japan One of the most intense urban battles fought by American forces during the war
The Eastern Front was a theatre of World War II which primarily involved combat between the nations and allies of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.Combat in the Eastern Front began with the two powers remaining peaceful towards each other, with the annexation of countries such as Albania and portions of Poland by Germany and its allies, and the annexation of Finland and the rest of Poland by ...
Timelines of World War II; Chronological; Prelude (Events (in Asia; in Europe) Aftermath; 1939; 1940; 1941; ... Battle of Europe air operations; Eastern Front ...
15-16: The Battle of the Malacca Strait took place ending in a British victory and the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Haguro. 20: The Georgian Uprising of Texel ends, concluding all World War II conflicts in the Netherlands.
Timeline of the Eastern Front of World War II; Timeline of the 1939 invasion of Poland; Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact; Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II; Timeline of the Norwegian campaign; Timeline of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War; Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II; Timeline of the Winter War
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. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war. This event, and the declaration of war by France and Britain two days ...