World War II Timeline From 1939 to 1943 Highlights
A chronological list chronicles major World War II events from 1939 through mid 1943. It notes Germany’s invasions of Poland and the early war era, the shifting alliances, battles in Europe and Africa, the entry of the United States, and key offensives and political moves involving Britain, the Soviet Union, Japan, Italy, and France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Poland
Great Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Brest-Litovsk
Russia
Warsaw
Soviet Union
Reich
Roosevelt
Finland
Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Dunkerque
Italy
Paris
Petain
Oran
Algeria
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Britain
British Somaliland
Rumania
Transylvania
Hungary
Japan
Greece
United States
Ireland
Singapore
Apanese
Java
General MacArthur
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
Bataan Peninsula
Tokyo
Jimmy” Doolittle
Corregidor Falls
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Aleutians
Tobruk
Egypt
Sevastopol
Europe
Netherlands
Rommel
Alexandria
U. S
Solomon Uingks
Washington
Caucasus
China
OPA
Afrika Corps
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Ragach Fre
Altice
Solomons
Rzhev
Stalingrad
Toulon
Darlan
French Africa
Gut
Darlan Assas
Iraq
Axis
Chile
Tripoli
Churchill
Casablanca
WMC
Brazil
Hitler Domination Dream Fading As Allied Blows Hit Nazi World
World War II marks its fifth year as Allied advances surge on multiple fronts. Nazi hopes for global domination fade while battles stretch from Ploesti to Sicily and a looming invasion of Europe looms in Berlin and London reporting lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
London
United Nations
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Warsaw
Third Reich
Russia
Axis
Doglio
Ploesti
Berlin
Hamburg
U. S
Kiska
Sicily
Kharov
Roosevelt
Churchill
Quebec
Japan
Germany
Italy
Pacific
Europe
de Berlin
Hemp to keep name as court stay prolongs dispute
Hemp in Moore County will keep its name at least until the state supreme court hears the November appeal over renaming to Robbins. Plaintiffs objecting to the change obtained a petition and Chief Justice Stacy issued a continuation of the injunction against changing the name while the case proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Hemp
State Supreme Court
Robbins
High Court
W. P. Stacy
Municipal Board of Control Authority
Karl Robbins
Moore County
German morale eroded by Allied air raids and campaigns
Ongoing Allied air bombardment over German cities alongside setbacks in North Africa and Sicily and U-boat failures have undermined German faith in victory. The strain on military and civilian resolve grows as fronts shift and supply lines falter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kasserine Pass
Tunisia
U. S
New Guinea
Kharkov
Hupeh-Hunan
Rommel
Mareth Line
RAF
St. Nazaire
Roosevelt
Germany
Moscow
Poland
Frank M. Andrews
Iceland
Tunis
Bizerte
Churchill
Washington
Attu
Ruhr
French Empire
Pantelleria
Rendova
Kula Gulf
Russia
Munda
Sicily
Rome
Mussolini
Also Mentioned on This Page
Denmark
Norway
Belgium
Luxem
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Italian Somaliland
Yugoslavia
Athens
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Crete
Syria
Philippines
Hawaii
Guam
Malaya
Africa
Guadalcanal
Richelieu
U.S
Asia and the Pacific
Ward Anas Islands
Islands
Acr
Marraalt
Oilbert Islands
Satta
Santa Cruz
New Caledonia
Proenix
OPRIA
Eisenhower
Calabria
Apula
Adriatic
Engla d
England
Hem
Firestone
Ennjoy Perfect
Wall Street
Isabardine
Ne-Hi
Gabardine
Coats
Sele
Firestone Stores
Richard Crooks
Firestone Symphony Orchestras
N. B.C