WW II Timeline by Caleb Perkins https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl WWll was between 1939-1945. It was a massive War that happened all over the world. There were a lot of events throughout those 5 years. Here are some of the major events from the War. Red is an Axis victory and green is an Allies victory. en-us 2019-05-03 12:55:57 UTC 2025-11-19 19:33:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Invasion of Poland 21caleb_perkins https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/356589908 September 1, 1939
{On September 3rd France and Britain declare war on Germany to honor the agreement between them and Poland.} This symbolizes the beginning of WWII ]]> 2019-05-03 13:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/356589908 Bombs drop on Japan 21caleb_perkins https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/357597734 August 6, 1945 & August 9, 1945
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and on Nagasaki. Having agreed in principle to unconditional surrender on August 14, 1945, Japan formally surrenders, ending World War II.]]> 2019-05-07 13:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/357597734 Germany attacks western Europe including France 21caleb_perkins https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358439852 May 10, 1940–June 22, 1940
France and the neutral Low Countries. Luxembourg is occupied on May 10. The Netherlands surrenders on May 14. Belgium surrenders on May 28. On June 22, France signs an armistice agreement by which the Germans occupy the northern half of the country and the entire Atlantic coastline.]]> 2019-05-09 12:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358439852 Battle of Britain Begins 21caleb_perkins https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358444659 August 12, 1940
This date marks the date that Germany and Britain go into air combat.

]]> 2019-05-09 13:07:09 UTC https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358444659 Launching of Operation Barbarossa 21caleb_perkins https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358446118 June 22, 1941
Germany surprise attacks the Soviet Union.]]> 2019-05-09 13:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358446118 Attack on Pearl Harbor 21caleb_perkins https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358447120 December 7, 1941
Japanese aircraft bomb a US air-force base on Hawaii called Pearl Harbor. It lead the US into the War.]]> 2019-05-09 13:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358447120 Battle of Midway 21caleb_perkins https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358449622 June 4-5, 1942 British and US navies stop the Japanese naval advance in the central Pacific at Midway.


]]> 2019-05-09 13:15:52 UTC https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358449622 Germans launch battle of Kursk 21caleb_perkins https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358450990  July 5, 1943
The Germans launch a massive tank offensive near Kursk in the Soviet Union. The Soviets halt the attack within a week and begin an offensive attack of their own.]]> 2019-05-09 13:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358450990 D-Day 21caleb_perkins https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358452669 June 6, 1944
British and US troops successfully land on the Normandy beaches of France. This opens a “Second Front” against the Germans.]]> 2019-05-09 13:20:58 UTC https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358452669 Battle of Leyte Gulf 21caleb_perkins https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358454058 October 23-26, 1944
Americans use their naval and air superiority to overcome the Japanese in the Philippines.]]> 2019-05-09 13:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/21caleb_perkins/6lie8mv14enl/wish/358454058