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This timeline covers the major events of World War Two.

Created by cutipie747 on May 1, 2008

Last updated: 07/15/11 at 08:53 AM

• Truman becomes President of the US on Roosevelt's death, and Attlee replaces Churchill.
  May 31, 1945

  After attomic bombs are droped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenderson 14 August

• Auschwitz liberated by Soviet troops.
  Feb 28, 1945

  Russians reach Berlin: Hitler commits suicide and Germany surrenders on 7 May.

• D Day: The Allied invasion of France. Paris is liberated in August.
  Jul 1944

  Guam liberated by the US Okinawa, and Iwo Jima bombed.

• Allies land at Anzio and bomb monastery at Monte Cassino.
  Feb 1944

  Soviet offensive gathers pace in Eastern Europe.

• Italy surrenders, but Germany takes over the battle.
  Mar 1943

  Brithish and Indian forces fight Japanese in Burma.

• Surrender at Stalingrad marks Germany's first major defeat
  Feb 28, 1943

  Allied victory in North Africa enables invasion of Italy to be launched.

• Mass murder of Jewish people at Auschwitz begins.
  Jun 1942

  Also in 1942: American navy victory at Battle of Midway, in June, marks turning point in Pacific War.

• Germany suffers setbacks at Stalingrad and El Almein.
  Feb 1942

  Also in 1942: Singapore falls to the Japanese in Feberuary - around 25,000 prisioners taken.

• Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, and the US enters the war.
  May 1941

  Bombs explode and ships sink off the coast of Honolulu in Hawaii.

• Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, and the US enters the war.
  May 31, 1941

  Bombs explode and ships sing off of the coast of Hololulu, Hawaii

• Hitler begins Operation Barbarossa - the invasion of Russia
  Apr 30, 1941

  The Blitz continues against Britain's major cities.

• Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Britain
  Sep 30, 1940

  Rationing starts in the UK

• British Expeditionary Force evacuated from Dunkirk
  Feb 1940

  British victory in Battle of Britain forces Hitler to pospone invation plans.

• Hitler Invades Poland
  Aug 31, 1939

  Britain and France declare war on Germany two days later.