European theatre of World War II

The European theatre of World War II, was a major theatre of operations during World War II

 List of Events 

 1 September 1939 - German invasion of Poland.
 3 September 1939 - Britain and France declare war on Germany.
 17 September 1939 - Soviet invasion of Poland.
 6 October 1939 - Poland surrenders.
 9 April 1940 - Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
 10 May 1940 - Germany invades France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
 26 May 1940 - The Battle of Dunkirk begins.
 4 June 1940 - The Battle of Dunkirk ends.
 10 June 1940 - Italy joins the Axis.
 22 June 1940 - France surrenders.
 10 July 1940 - Vichy France is declared.
 28 October 1940 - Italy invaded Greece.
 20 November 1940 - Hungary joins the Axis.
 23 November 1940 - Romania joins the Axis.
 1 March 1941 - Bulgaria joins the Axis.
 25 March 1941 - Yugoslavia joins the Axis.
 27 March 1941 - Yugoslavia leaves the Axis.
 6 April 1941 - The Axis invaded Yugoslavia.
 17 April 1941 - Yugoslavia surrenders.
 23 April 1941 - Greece surrenders.
 22 June 1941 - Operation Barbarossa.
 5 December 1941 - Soviet Moscow offensive.
 11 December 1941 - Axis powers declared war on the United States.
 1 January 1942 - Declaration of the United Nations signed by Allied powers.
 17 July 1942 - Battle of Stalingrad starts.
 10 November 1942 - Germany invades Vichy France.
 19 November 1942 - Soviet Stalingrad offensive.
 2 February 1943 - Battle of Stalingrad ends.
 9 July 1943 - Allies invaded Sicily.
 17 August 1943 - Final Axis forces leave Sicily.
 8 September 1943 - Italy joins the Allies.
 23 September 1943 - Italian Social Republic is declared.
 6 November 1943 - Kyiv is liberated.
 17 January 1944 - Battle of Monte Cassino starts.
 18 May 1944 - Battle of Monte Cassino ends.
 4 June 1944 - Rome is liberated.
 6 June 1944 - D-Day invasion starts.
 22 June 1944 - Operation Bargaration.
 1 August - the Warsaw Uprising begins.
 15 August 1944 - Operation Dragoon.
 23 August 1944 - Romania joins the Allies.
 25 August 1944 - Paris is liberated.
 3 September 1944 - Brussels is liberated.
 4 September - Ths Soviets invaded Hungary. 
 8 September 1944 - Bulgaria joins the Allies.
 10 September 1944 - Luxembourg is liberated.
 2 October 1944 - The Warsaw Uprising ends.
 14 October 1944 - Athens is liberated.
 20 October 1944 - The Albanian partisans set up a provisional government and Belgrade is liberated.
 16 December 1944 - The Battle of the Bulge begins.
 24 December 1944 - Budapest is encircled.
 17 January 1945 - Warsaw is liberated.
 28 January 1945 - The Battle of the Bulge ends.
 13 February 1945 - Budapest falls.
 7 March 1945 - the Yugoslav partisans set up a Provisional Government.
 1 April 1945 - German forces are trapped in the Ruhr.
 4 April 1945 - Bratislava is liberated
 6 April 1945 - The Spring 1945 offensive in Italy begins.
 9 April 1945 - The Soviets take Königsberg.
 16 April 1945 - The Battle of Berlin begins.
 18 April 1945 - The Germans in the Ruhr surrender.
 25 April 1945 - The Soviet and American forces link up near the Elbe river.
 28 April 1945 - Benito Mussolini is executed by an Italian partisan.
 30 April 1945 - Adolf Hitler (and his wife) killed themselves and Joseph Goebbels becomes chancellor and Karl Dönitz becomes president.
 1 May 1945 - Joseph Goebbels (and his family) kill themselves.
 2 May 1945 - The Battle of Berlin and the Spring 1945 offensive in Italy both end.
 4 May 1945 - The Netherlands and Denmark are liberated
 5 May 1945 - Uprisings in Prague began and German forces in western Austria surrender.
 8 May 1945 - Germany signs unconditional surrender.
 9 May 1945 - Prague is liberated.
 14 May 1945 - The last German forces in Poland surrender.
 23 May 1945 - The British captured the Flensburg Government and Karl Dönitz.
 25 May 1945 - The last battle in Europe (the Battle of Odžak) ends.

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