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World War 2 Timeline

Published on Jan 10, 2016

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World War 2 Timeline

By: Erin Dempsey
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September 18, 1931

  • Japan invades Manchuria.

World War 2 Timeline

  • Germany invades Poland, initiating World War II in Europe.

September 17, 1939

  • The Soviet Union invades Poland from the east.

April 9, 1940–June 9, 1940

  • Germany invades Denmark and Norway. Denmark surrenders on the day of the attack; Norway holds out until June 9.

June 10, 1940

  • Italy enters the war. Italy invades southern France on June 21.

June 28, 1940

  • The Soviet Union forces Romania to cede the eastern province of Bessarabia and the northern half of Bukovina to the Soviet Ukraine.

September 27, 1940

  • Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact.