List of timelines of World War II facts for kids

World War II was a huge global conflict that happened between 1939 and 1945. It involved most of the world's countries, split into two main groups: the Allies and the Axis powers. This war changed the world forever.

To understand such a big event, it helps to look at timelines. A timeline is like a calendar that shows important events in the order they happened. Timelines help us see how one event led to another and how different parts of the war unfolded over time. This article lists various timelines that help explain the different parts of World War II.

Main Timelines of World War II

These timelines cover the entire period of World War II, showing key events year by year. They help you understand the big picture of how the war started, continued, and finally ended.

• Timeline of events preceding World War II: This timeline looks at important things that happened before the war officially began. It helps explain why the war started.
• Timeline of World War II (1939): This timeline covers the first year of the war, including the invasion of Poland.
• Timeline of World War II (1940): This timeline shows events from the second year, like the Battle of Britain.
• Timeline of World War II (1941): This year saw major events, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.
• Timeline of World War II (1942): Key battles and turning points happened in this year.
• Timeline of World War II (1943): This timeline covers events as the war continued to rage across different continents.
• Timeline of World War II (1944): Important events like D-Day are covered in this timeline.
• Timeline of World War II (1945–1991): This timeline covers the end of the war and some of its immediate effects.

Important Wars, Campaigns, and Battles

World War II was made up of many smaller conflicts, called campaigns or battles. Each of these had its own important story and timeline.

• Timeline of the invasion of Poland (1939): This was when Germany invaded Poland, which officially started World War II.
• Timeline of the Battle of France (1939–1940): This timeline shows how Germany quickly defeated France.
• Timeline of the Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945): This was a long battle for control of the seas, where ships fought to bring supplies across the Atlantic Ocean.
• Timeline of the Winter War (1939–1940): This was a conflict between Finland and the Soviet Union.
• Timeline of the Norwegian campaign (1940): This timeline covers Germany's invasion of Norway.
• Timeline of the North African campaign (1940–1943): This was a series of battles in North Africa, important for controlling the Suez Canal.
• Timeline of the Eastern Front of World War II (1941–1945): This was the largest and deadliest part of the war, fought between Germany and the Soviet Union.

Other Important Timelines

Beyond the main battles, many other events and topics have their own timelines, helping us understand different aspects of the war.

• Timeline of declarations of war during World War II: This timeline shows when different countries officially announced they were going to war.
• Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II (1939–1945): The "home front" refers to what was happening in a country away from the fighting. This timeline shows how people in the UK lived and contributed to the war effort.
• Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (1918–1941): This was an agreement between Germany and the Soviet Union before the war, which surprised many people.
• Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945): This timeline looks at how Sweden, a neutral country, was affected by the war.
• Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945): This timeline covers events in the Netherlands during the war.
• Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II: "Liberation" means when a city or country is freed from enemy control. This timeline shows when Dutch cities were freed.
• Chronology of the liberation of Belgian cities and towns during World War II: This timeline shows when Belgian cities were freed from enemy control.
• Timeline of the Manhattan Project (1939–1947): This was a secret research project by the United States to develop a powerful new weapon during the war.
• Timeline of air operations during the Battle of Europe: This timeline focuses on the battles fought in the sky over Europe.
• Timeline of the Holocaust: This timeline covers a very sad and terrible period during World War II when millions of people, especially Jewish people, were persecuted and killed by the Nazi regime.
  • Timeline of the Holocaust in Norway: This timeline focuses on the events of the Holocaust in Norway.
  • Timeline of Treblinka extermination camp: This timeline covers events related to one of the camps where many people were held and killed.
  • Timeline of deportations of French Jews to death camps: This timeline shows when Jewish people were taken from France to these camps.
• Timeline of Allied World War II conferences: This timeline shows when leaders from the Allied countries met to plan their strategies.
• Timeline of Irish maritime events during World War II: This timeline covers events related to ships and the sea around Ireland during the war.
• Timeline of Winston Churchill's first premiership: This timeline focuses on the time when Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the war.

See also

• Timeline of World War I (1914–1918)
• Timeline of the Weimar Republic
• Timeline of the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
• Timeline of the Spanish Civil War