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This timeline highlights significant events in World War II, beginning with Japan's invasion of Manchuria in September 1931. It covers crucial moments, including Germany's expansion through Austria and the Sudetenland, the invasion of Poland in 1939, and the notable events leading to the U.S. involvement, such as the attack on Pearl Harbor and Jimmy Doolittle’s raid on Tokyo. The timeline culminates with V-E Day in May 1945 and Japan's surrender in September 1945, marking the end of a tumultuous conflict that reshaped global politics.
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Japan Invaded Manchuria September 1931
The Expansion of Germany Austria Sudetenland Czechoslovakia
The Invasion of Poland • September 1, 1939 (Russia joined on Sept. 17)
End of the Phony War May 10, 1940 The Van Galen
August 1940 Battle of Britain
March, 1941 Lend-Lease Act
German Invasion of the Soviet Union Operation Barbarossa
December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor
Jimmy Doolittle’s Raid Tokyo
Turning point of the Pacific war. Midway Island
German 6th Army Stalingrad
Operation Torch North Africa
D-Day June 6th, 1944
Biggest Naval Battle of the War Battle of Leyte Gulf
May 8th, 1945 V-E Day
The A-Bomb Hiroshima Nagasaki
Japanese Surrender Informal-August 14, 1945 Formal- September 2, 1945