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 - The European theatre of World War II begins (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 - The Eastern Front begins (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 - The Turning point (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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