Timeline of World War 2 from 23 Jul 1940
Key events of the Second World War, 1939-1945, starting when Soviets take Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
23 Jul 1940:
Soviets take Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
3 Aug 1940:
Italians occupy British Somaliland in East Africa
13 Aug 1940:
German bombing offensive against airfields and factories in England
15 Aug 1940:
Air battles and daylight raids over Britain
17 Aug 1940:
Hitler declares a blockade of the British Isles
23 Aug 1940:
First German air raids on Central London
25 Aug 1940:
First British air raid on Berlin
3 Sep 1940:
Hitler plans the invasion of Britain
7 Sep 1940:
German Blitz against Britain begins
13 Sep 1940:
Italians invade Egypt
15 Sep 1940:
Massive German air raids on London, Southamptom, Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool and Manchester
16 Sep 1940:
United States military conscription bill passed
27 Sep 1940:
Tripartite (Axis) Pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan
7 Oct 1940:
German troops enter Romania
28 Oct 1940:
Italy invades Greece
5 Nov 1940:
Roosevelt re-elected as U.S. president
10 Nov 1940:
Torpedo bomber raid cripples the Italian fleet at Taranto, Italy
14 Nov 1940:
Germans bomb Coventry, England
20 Nov 1940:
Hungary joins the Axis Powers
22 Nov 1940:
Greeks defeat the Italian 9th Army
23 Nov 1940:
Romania joins the Axis Powers
9 Dec 1940:
British begin offensive in North Africa against the Italians
29 Dec 1940:
Massive German air raid on London
22 Jan 1941:
Tobruk in North Africa falls to the British and Australians
11 Feb 1941:
British forces advance into Italian Somaliland in East Africa
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Timeline of World War 2 from 23 Jul 1940
Key events of the Second World War, 1939-1945, starting when Soviets take Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia