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Every day on the calendar contains significant events that influenced people's lives during the WW2 years. A timeline of the war, displayed one year at a time. Display the timeline of a specific place. Start date and end date fields are required, and must be in "mm/dd/yyyy" format. You must choose a country or enter a keyword.
- Yokosuka
28 Nov 1944 Japan. USS Archerfish surfaced south of Tokyo...
- Moscow
19 Aug 1939 Russia. At 1910 hours, Berlin, Germany received...
- Washington
11 Feb 1941 United States. Wall Street lawyer and Republican...
- London
7 Jun 1934 United Kingdom. At a large British Union of...
- Shanghai, China
14 Aug 1937 China. Liu Cuigang, commanding officer of the...
- Berlin
9 Nov 1918 Germany. Communist revolutionary Karl Liebknecht,...
- Kure
25 Feb 1944 Japan. Assigned to the Second Fleet, Yamato was...
- Rabaul, New Britain
Starting this date and into the next date, 40 A6M, 21 D3A, 4...
- Yokosuka
May 19, 2019 · On 5 September 14 Wellingtons and 15 Blenheims attacked German ships at Brunsbuttle but, after receiving a mauling from German fighters, daylight operations were curtailed due to the aircraft’s poor defensive armament, and subsequently most operations were by night.
Sep 1, 2020 · How and when did WW2 end? While 2 September 1945 is generally recognised as the final, official end of the Second World War, in many parts of the world fighting continued long beyond that date. And, given the vast scale of the war, which involved troops from every part of the world, it did not simultaneously come to an end everywhere.
Mar 26, 2024 · From the first shots to the final fighting days of 1945. There are a total of (1,299) All World War II Events - WW2 Timeline events in the SecondWorldWarHistory.com database. Entries are listed below by date-of-occurrence ascending (first-to-last).
- September 1, 1939. Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.
- September 3, 1939. Honoring their guarantee of Poland’s borders, Great Britain and France declare war on Germany.
- September 17, 1939. The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.
- September 27–29, 1939. Warsaw surrenders on September 27. The Polish government flees into exile via Romania. Germany and the Soviet Union divide Poland between them.
For Canada, the Second World War officially began on September 10, 1939, with a declaration of war against Germany. This occurred following the declaration of war made by England and France on September 3 rd. Dieppe Raid occurred on August 19, 1942. Known as Operation Jubilee, it involved more than 6,000 men, including almost 5,000 Canadians.
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The Second World War was one of the most significant events in Canadian history. Canada played a vital role in the Battle of the Atlantic, and contributed force.