This timeline of events preceding World War II covers the events (mostly during the interwar period [1918–1939] after World War I) that affected or led to World War II.

On Friday 1st September 1939, Hitler’s Nazi forces invaded Poland. By Sunday morning, Britain had declared war. JJ Chalmers and Raksha Dave visit key locations, meet World War II …

Jun 19, 2011 · Germany, Italy, and Japan were testing the newly founded League of Nations with multiple invasions and occupations of nearby countries, and felt emboldened when they …

Jun 6, 2014 · For US Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower – for the thousands of American troops bound for the Normandy invasion – June 5, 1944, was a day of waiting for their lives to change …

Mar 11, 2013 · Sun Yat Sen overthrows the Qing Dynasty in China and establishes the Nationalist Party, commonly known as the Kuomintang. Adolf Hitler enlists with Bavarian Army and fights …

How will the British public react as the Second World War looms? BBC Select presents this innovative history documentary which looks at the days before war was officially declared....

The events preceding World War II in Europe are closely tied to the bellicosity of Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, Francoist Spain, Imperial Japan, and the Soviet Union, as well as the Great …

Oct 27, 2009 · The D-Day invasion began in the pre-dawn hours of June 6 with thousands of paratroopers landing inland on the Utah and Sword beaches in an attempt to cut off exits and …

Mar 14, 2024 · By opening a long-awaited ‘second front’ against Nazi Germany, the Allies were delivering on a promise made by Winston Churchill four years earlier.

Nov 15, 2021 · Explore a timeline of key events before and during World War II. The mass murder of Europe’s Jews took place in the context of WWII. As German troops invaded and occupied …