Timeline of World War 2 from 23 Jul 1940Key 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
With Soviet failure in Finland sealed for the moment, it was little more than a month after Munters'...

3 Aug 1940: Italians occupy British Somaliland in East Africa
On 3 August 1940, approximately 25,000 Italian troops under the command of General Guglielmo Nasi in...

13 Aug 1940: German bombing offensive against airfields and factories in England
On 6 August Göring finalised plans for "Operation Eagle Attack" with his commanders: destruction of ...

15 Aug 1940: Air battles and daylight raids over Britain
On 6 August Göring finalised plans for "Operation Eagle Attack" with his commanders: destruction of ...

17 Aug 1940: Hitler declares a blockade of the British Isles
Adolf Hitler ordered a total blockade of Britain as a means of weakening the island prior to Operati...

23 Aug 1940: First German air raids on Central London
The Blitz, from the German word Blitzkrieg meaning 'lightning war', was the name used by the British...

25 Aug 1940: First British air raid on Berlin
The bombing raids on Berlin prompted Hitler to order the shift of the Luftwaffe's target from Britis...

3 Sep 1940: Hitler plans the invasion of Britain
Operation Sea Lion was Nazi Germany's code name for a provisionally proposed invasion of the United ...

7 Sep 1940: German Blitz against Britain begins
The Blitz, from the German word Blitzkrieg meaning 'lightning war', was the name used by the British...

13 Sep 1940: Italians invade Egypt
The Italian invasion of Egypt (Operazione E) was an Italian offensive against British, Commonwealth ...

15 Sep 1940: Massive German air raids on London, Southamptom, Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool and Manchester
On 15 September 1940, a large daylight attack against London was repulsed with significant German lo...

16 Sep 1940: United States military conscription bill passed
The World War I system served as a model for that of World War II. The 1940 STSA instituted national...

27 Sep 1940: Tripartite (Axis) Pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan
The Tripartite Pact, also known as the Berlin Pact, was an agreement between Germany, Japan and Ital...

7 Oct 1940: German troops enter Romania
After having withdrawn its troops from Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina in response to the June 1940...

28 Oct 1940: Italy invades Greece
The Greco-Italian War took place between the Kingdoms of Italy and Greece from 28 October 1940 to 23...

5 Nov 1940: Roosevelt re-elected as U.S. president
Roosevelt sent a message saying that he would not run unless he was drafted, and that the delegates ...

10 Nov 1940: Torpedo bomber raid cripples the Italian fleet at Taranto, Italy
Vittorio Veneto saw extensive service during the war and participated in the Battle of Cape Spartive...

14 Nov 1940: Germans bomb Coventry, England
Coventry suffered severe bomb damage during the Second World War. There was a massive Luftwaffe air ...

20 Nov 1940: Hungary joins the Axis Powers
The "Axis powers" formally took the name after the Tripartite Pact was signed by Germany, Italy, and...

22 Nov 1940: Greeks defeat the Italian 9th Army
By mid-November the Greek army had stopped the Italian invasion just inside Greek territory, and cou...

23 Nov 1940: Romania joins the Axis Powers
The "Axis powers" formally took the name after the Tripartite Pact was signed by Germany, Italy, and...

9 Dec 1940: British begin offensive in North Africa against the Italians
The North African Campaign of the Second World War took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 1...

29 Dec 1940: Massive German air raid on London
German planners had to decide whether the Luftwaffe should deliver the weight of its attacks against...

22 Jan 1941: Tobruk in North Africa falls to the British and Australians
Tobruk captured by British and Australian force.||https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_African_Cam...

11 Feb 1941: British forces advance into Italian Somaliland in East Africa
During the Second World War, Britain occupied Italian Somaliland and militarily administered the ter...

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Timeline of World War 2 from 23 Jul 1940