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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 ...
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 ...
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all the world's countries—including all the great powers—participated, with many investing all available economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities in pursuit of total war, blurring the distinction between military and ...
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 ...
May 2 May 2 Latvia Components of the 15th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS, south of Schwerin, Germany c. 4,500 Karl Burk May 2 May 2 Germany/ France/ Other All forces in Berlin, Germany 480,000 (470,970 Germans, 30 French and 9,000 other foreigners) General der Artillerie Helmuth Weidling: May 2 May 2, at 6:00 PM Germany
Clockwise from top left: Germany's V-2 rocket, aftermath of the Wola massacre in Poland, liberation of Paris, battle of the Philippine Sea. This is a timeline of events that occurred during 1944 in World War II.
8: Paraguay declares war on Germany and Japan. 9: The Colmar Pocket, the last German foothold west of the Rhine, is eliminated by the French 1st Army. 12: Peru declares war on Germany and Japan. 13: The Battle of Budapest ends with Soviet victory, after a long defense by the Germans.
This is a timeline of declarations of war during World War II. A declaration of war is a formal act by which one nation goes to war against another. The declaration is usually the act of delivering a performative speech or the presentation of a signed document by an authorized party of a national government in order to create a state of war ...