World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany on September 3.

Below are some key dates in World War II. Some of these events actually took place before the first “official” shot of WWII was fired on September 1, 1939.

World War II is generally considered to have begun on 1 September 1939, when Nazi Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland.

14 авг. 2020 г. · Sept. 1, 1939: Germany invades Poland, marking what many regard as the start of the war, though Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937.

World War II Dates and Timeline · September 18, 1931 Japan invades Manchuria. · October 2, 1935–May 1936 Fascist Italy invades, conquers, and annexes Ethiopia.

Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy ...

Timeline of the invasion of Poland (1939) · Timeline of the Battle of France (1939–1940) · Timeline of the Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945) · Timeline of the ... Timeline of events preceding... · 1939 · 1945 · 1944

Learn about the major World War II events and battles such as the Nuremberg trials, Holocaust, Bataan Death March, bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ...

5.3 Other significant international events during the Second World War ; 1941: Barbarossa. Germany invades Russia. Why did Germany invade? ; 1941–45: Holocaust.