WW2 Key Events Timeline

  • Invasion of Norway

    Invasion of Norway
    Also known as the Norway campaign was a battle fought in Norway between The Allies and Germany (After Germany's invasion of Norway)
  • Dunkirk evacution

    Dunkirk evacution
    The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, France.
  • The Battle of Britain

    The Battle of Britain
    The Defence of the United Kingdom by the Royal Air force against the onslaught by the German Air Force
  • Sinking of the Bismarck

    Sinking of the Bismarck
    The British Navy sinks the German Battleship Bismarck in the north Atlantic near France. The German death toll was over 2,000
  • Attack on Pearl Harbour

    Attack on Pearl Harbour
    Japanese planes attack Pearl Harbour, the bombing killed more 2,300 Americans
  • Japan enters the war

    Japan enters the war
    After bombing Pearl Harbour, The US declared war on Japan, Making them apart of the war
  • Singapore falls to Japanese forces

    Singapore falls to Japanese forces
    After Japan drives out the British out of Singapore, Japan takes over Singapore
  • Japanese 1st Air fleet conduct a suprise attack on Darwin

    Japanese 1st Air fleet conduct a suprise attack on Darwin
    The Japanese Air fleet bombs Darwin and is the largest single attack ever conducted by foreigners on Australia
  • Japanese 1st Air fleet conduct a suprise attack on Broome

    Japanese 1st Air fleet conduct a suprise attack on Broome
    After the bombing of Darwin, weeks later the Japanese bombs Broome
  • Japan invades Papua New Guinea

    Japan invades Papua New Guinea
    The Japanese take over Mayala and they occupied Papua New Guinea
  • Battle of Coral Sea

    Battle of Coral Sea
    It was a major naval between the Allied United States and Austalia and the enemy Japan
  • Battle of Midway

    Battle of Midway
    Aerocial naval battle between the United States and Japan
  • Toburk falls to Australia infantry force

    Toburk falls to Australia infantry force
  • Japanese army take control of Kokoda

    Japanese army take control of Kokoda
    As the Japanese wanted to isolate Australia from the United States by taking over Port Moresby, they took over the Kokoda Trail
  • Battle of Kokoda Trail

    Battle of Kokoda Trail
    It was a series of battles that was fought against Japan and the Allies (mostly Australians) forces in the Australian territory of PNG
  • Operation Jubilee

    Operation Jubilee
    Also known as the Dieppe raid or the battle of Dieppe was a Allied Attack on the occupied part of Dieppe
  • Battle of Stalingrad

    Battle of Stalingrad
    It was a major battle on the Eastern front in which Nazi Germany and it's allies fought the Soviet Union for control over Stalingrad
  • Battle of El Alamein

    Battle of El Alamein
    It was a conflict that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein
  • Operation Torch

    Operation Torch
    A British-American invasion of the French North Africa during the North African campaign
  • D-Day invasion of Normandy

    D-Day invasion of Normandy
    The United States invade Normandy
  • Push to Oder River

    Push to Oder River
    It was a successfull Red army operation on the Eastern front
  • Victory Over Japan

    After the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan surrenders to the Allies and thus ending WW2
  • The Battle of The Bulge

    The Battle of The Bulge
    It was a major German campaign launched through the densely forrested Ardennes region of Wallonie
  • Incumbent Australian Prime Minister Robert Menziese wins re-election

    Incumbent Australian Prime Minister Robert Menziese wins re-election